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...Highlights of 2021...
Element | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average High | 37.3 | 34.3 | 46.6 | 52.2 | 63.4 | 80.6 | 92.3 | 88.5 | 79.9 | 63.3 | 39 | 33.2 | 59.2 |
Mean High (1991-2020 Normals) | 35.2 | 37.8 | 48.8 | 56.3 | 66.8 | 79.6 | 89 | 86.7 | 75.6 | 59.7 | 45.9 | 34.7 | 59.7 |
Average Low | 16.1 | 10.6 | 19.5 | 23.1 | 33.2 | 44.2 | 52.8 | 52.6 | 44.6 | 30.3 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 29.6 |
Mean Low (1991-2020 Normals) | 15 | 15.4 | 22.7 | 28.2 | 37.1 | 45.4 | 53 | 51.4 | 42.2 | 30.9 | 22 | 14.8 | 31.5 |
Average Temperature | 26.7 | 22.5 | 33 | 37.6 | 48.3 | 62.4 | 72.5 | 70.6 | 62.3 | 46.8 | 27.6 | 22.8 | 44.4 |
Mean Average Temperature (1991-2020 Normals) | 25.1 | 26.6 | 35.8 | 42.3 | 52 | 62.5 | 71 | 69 | 58.9 | 45.3 | 34 | 24.8 | 45.6 |
Departure from Normal | 1.6 | -4.1 | -2.8 | -4.7 | -3.7 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | -6.4 | -2 | -1.2 |
Rank: 83 years of record (P.O.R 12/1939-2022) |
57 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 60 | 58 | 73 | 42 | 7 | 20 | 20 |
Highest Daily Maximum | 53 | 54 | 73 | 76 | 84 | 97 | 99 | 101 | 100 | 76 | 63 | 51 | 101 |
Date of Occurrence | 17 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 9,13 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 1,2 | 11 | 8/10 |
Lowest Daily Minimum | -12 | -4 | -25 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 15 | -11 | -42 | -42 |
Date of Occurrence | 6 | 2,22 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 12/22 |
Number of Days with: | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Maximum >= 90° | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Maximum <= 32° | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 48 |
Minimum <= 32° | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 210 |
Minimum <= 0° | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
Record High Temperatures Set or Tied | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Record Low Temperatures Set or Tied | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
Daily Records:
Record High Temperatures:
February: -14 on the 22nd.March: 64 on the 2nd (tie).June: 97 on the 17th.July: 99 on the 9th (tie).August: 101 on the 10th.
September: 100 on the 4th (new monthly record high), 96 on the 6th (tie), and 96 on the 7th.Record Low Temperatures:
March: -10 on the 7th, -22 on the 9th, and -25 on the 10th (new monthly record low).April: 7 on the 13th (tie)
May: 22 on the 22nd and 26 on the 24th.June: 33 on the 16th.November: -11 on the 17th and -9 on the 18th.December: -43 on the 22nd (new monthly record low and All-Time low for the year)
Coldest Months of April on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Average Temperature °F | |||||
1 | 1997 | 34.9 | |||||
2 | 1945 | 34.9 | |||||
3 | 1973 | 36.1 | |||||
4 | 2013 | 36.3 | |||||
5 | 2022 | 37.6 | |||||
6 | 1975 | 37.7 | |||||
7 | 1951 | 37.9 | |||||
8 | 1983 | 38.0 | |||||
9 | 1970 | 38.2 | |||||
10 | 1968 | 38.3 | |||||
Coldest Months of May on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Average Temperature °F | |||||
1 | 2019 | 46.1 | |||||
2 | 1950 | 46.2 | |||||
3 | 2010 | 46.5 | |||||
4 | 1946 | 47.2 | |||||
5 | 2011 | 47.6 | |||||
6 | 1968 | 48.1 | |||||
7 | 1943 | 48.2 | |||||
8 | 2022/1995 | 48.3 | |||||
10 | 1983 | 48.4 | |||||
Coldest Months of November on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Average Temperature °F | |||||
1 | 1985 | 20.2 | |||||
2 | 2000 | 21.2 | |||||
3 | 1955 | 26.0 | |||||
4 | 1947 | 26.1 | |||||
5 | 1979 | 26.5 | |||||
6 | 1978 | 26.9 | |||||
7 | 2022 | 27.6 | |||||
8 | 1940 | 27.8 | |||||
9 | 1952 | 28.1 | |||||
10 | 2014 | 28.6 | |||||
Warmest Months of September on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Average Temperature °F | |||||
1 | 1998 | 64.7 | |||||
2 | 2015 | 64.4 | |||||
3 | 1940 | 64.3 | |||||
4 | 1963 | 64.1 | |||||
5 | 1969/1990/1952 | 63.2 | |||||
6 | 1948 | 63.1 | |||||
7 | 1994 | 62.8 | |||||
8 | 1954 | 62.5 | |||||
9 | 2022 | 62.3 | |||||
10 | 1966 | 62.2 | |||||
Top Ten Warmest Years on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Average Temperature °F | |||||
1 | 1994 | 49.1 | |||||
2 | 2012 | 48.7 | |||||
3 | 1954 | 48.3 | |||||
4 | 1981 | 48.1 | |||||
5 | 1992 | 48.0 | |||||
6 | 1940, 1953, 1963 | 47.3 | |||||
9 | 2015, 2006, 1999 | 47.1 | |||||
64 | 2022 | 44.4 | |||||
Top Ten Coldest Years on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Average Temperature °F | |||||
1 | 1985 | 42.5 | |||||
2 | 1951 | 43.1 | |||||
3 | 1978 | 43.2 | |||||
4 | 1964 | 43.5 | |||||
5 | 2019, 1975 | 43.6 | |||||
6 | 2009, 1979, 1968, 1949 | 43.8 | |||||
10 | 1971 | 43.9 | |||||
20 | 2022 | 44.4 | |||||
Average Annual Temperature for Period of Record - Click on Graph to Enlarge |
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Element | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Total (inches) | 0.90 | 0.85 | 1.54 | 1.98 | 2.61 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 1.99 | 0.81 | 0.27 | 1.15 | 0.74 | 13.36 |
Mean Precipitation (1991-2020 Normals) |
0.49 | 0.56 | 0.84 | 1.41 | 2.21 | 1.34 | 1.19 | 0.79 | 0.95 | 1.19 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 12.22 |
Departure from Normal | 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.7 | 0.57 | 0.4 | -1.13 | -0.88 | 1.2 | -0.14 | -0.92 | 0.51 | 0.13 | 1.14 |
Percent of Normal | 184 | 152 | 183 | 140 | 118 | 16 | 26 | 252 | 85 | 23 | 180 | 121 | 109 |
Rank - |
75 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 47 | 12 | 71 | 65 | 60 |
Greatest 24-HR Total | 0.44 | 0.26 | 0.53 | 0.99 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.88 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 1.2 |
Dates of Occurrence | 21 | 15-16 | 5-6 | 22-23 | 29-30 | 2-3 | 1 | 11-12 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 12-13 |
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Number of Days with: | |||||||||||||
Precipitation >= 0.01 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 91 |
Precipitation >= 0.10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 43 |
Precipitation >= 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Days with Thunderstorms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Daily Precipitation Records Set or Tied | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
One Day Precipitation Records:
January: 0.44" on the 21st.
February: 0.25" on the 16th.
April: 0.64" on the 23rd.
August: 0.68 on the 11th.
December: 0.37" on the 13th.
Top Ten Driest June's on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | |||||
1 | 1956 | 0.03 | |||||
2 | 1942 | 0.09 | |||||
3 | 1980 | 0.10 | |||||
4 | 1940/1971 | 0.17 | |||||
5 | 1977 | 0.19 | |||||
6 | 2022 | 0.21 | |||||
7 | 1994 | 0.22 | |||||
8 | 1988 | 0.28 | |||||
9 | 2012 | 0.28 | |||||
Top Ten Driest July's on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | |||||
1 | 2020 | 0.02 | |||||
2 | 1991 | 0.09 | |||||
3 | 1971 | 0.11 | |||||
4 | 2000 | 0.22 | |||||
5 | 1999/2016 | 0.24 | |||||
6 | 1955/1959 | 0.27 | |||||
7 | 1989 | 0.28 | |||||
8 | 1943 | 0.29 | |||||
9 | 2022 | 0.31 | |||||
Top Ten Driest October's on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | |||||
1 | 1965 | 0 | |||||
2 | 1958 | 0.02 | |||||
3 | 1988 | 0.12 | |||||
4 | 1953/2016 | 0.16 | |||||
5 | 1992 | 0.22 | |||||
6 | 1964 | 0.23 | |||||
7 | 1940 | 0.24 | |||||
8 | 1999 | 0.25 | |||||
9 | 1945/1960/2022 | 0.27 | |||||
10 | 1956 | 0.28 | |||||
Top Ten Wettest January's on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | |||||
1 | 1987 | 1.42 | |||||
2 | 1949 | 1.36 | |||||
3 | 1944 | 1.30 | |||||
4 | 1984 | 1.19 | |||||
5 | 2009 | 1.08 | |||||
6 | 2016 | 0.99 | |||||
7 | 1972 | 0.99 | |||||
8 | 1996 | 0.94 | |||||
9 | 2022 | 0.90 | |||||
10 | 1962 | 0.85 | |||||
Top Ten Wettest February's on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | |||||
1 | 1987 | 1.42 | |||||
2 | 1989 | 1.37 | |||||
3 | 1955 | 1.01 | |||||
4 | 1993/1953 | 1.00 | |||||
5 | 1995 | 0.95 | |||||
6 | 1986/1976 | 0.89 | |||||
7 | 2012 | 0.88 | |||||
8 | 2011 | 0.86 | |||||
9 | 2022/1960 | 0.85 | |||||
10 | 2020 | 0.82 | |||||
Top Ten Wettest August's on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | |||||
1 | 1941 | 2.79 | |||||
2 | 1979 | 2.66 | |||||
3 | 2007 | 2.57 | |||||
4 | 2005 | 2.24 | |||||
5 | 2022 | 1.99 | |||||
6 | 1990 | 1.89 | |||||
7 | 1987 | 1.80 | |||||
8 | 2003 | 1.69 | |||||
9 | 1972 | 1.52 | |||||
10 | 2006 | 1.45 | |||||
Top Ten Driest Years on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | |||||
1 | 2020 | 5.79 | |||||
2 | 1988 | 6.56 | |||||
3 | 2001 | 6.76 | |||||
4 | 2002 | 7.05 | |||||
5 | 1960 | 7.34 | |||||
6 | 1954 | 7.70 | |||||
7 | 2012 | 7.88 | |||||
8 | 1963 | 7.90 | |||||
9 | 1966 | 8.14 | |||||
10 | 1943 | 8.91 | |||||
60 | 2022 | 13.36 | |||||
Top Ten Wettest Years on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | |||||
1 | 1982 | 20.48 | |||||
2 | 1995 | 18.94 | |||||
3 | 1983 | 18.41 | |||||
4 | 1978 | 17.64 | |||||
5 | 1941 | 16.24 | |||||
6 | 1957 | 16.12 | |||||
7 | 1986 | 15.92 | |||||
8 | 1993 | 15.91 | |||||
9 | 2009 | 15.77 | |||||
10 | 2016 | 15.57 | |||||
24 | 2022 | 13.36 | |||||
Annual Precipitation for Period of Record - Click on Graph to Enlarge |
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Element | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Total (inches) | 14.9 | 13.3 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 17.8 | 14.7 | 100.7 |
Mean Snowfall (1991-2020 Normals) | 9 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 7 | 8.9 | 11 | 71.8 |
Departure from Normal | 5.9 | 2.4 | 10.4 | 8 | -1.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.5 | -6.9 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 28.9 |
Percent of Normal | 166 | 122 | 201 | 176 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 134 | 140 |
Rank - Least to Most 83 years (P.O.R 12/1939-2022) |
73 | 63 | 72 | 68 | 37 | 72 | NA | NA | 52 | 11 | 75 | 68 | 72 |
Greatest 24-HR Total | 7.7 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
Dates of Occurrence | 20-21 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 19 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 24 | 17 | 13 | 12/13 |
Number of Days with: | |||||||||||||
Snowfall >= 1.0 inch | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
Daily Snowfall Records Set or Tied | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
* 50 months of September on record with no snowfall. |
Snowfall Ranks and Records:
One Day Snowfall Records (inches):
January: 6.8" on the 21stFebruary: 4.1" on the 11th and 4.4" on the 16thMarch: 6.1" on the 5thApril: 6.8" on the 23rdNovember: 4.4" on the 17thDecember: 9.2" on the 13th
Snowiest Months of January on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Snowfall (inches) | |||||
1 | 1949 | 39.3 | |||||
2 | 1987 | 24.0 | |||||
3 | 1980 | 22.1 | |||||
4 | 1984 | 19.4 | |||||
5 | 1972 | 19.2 | |||||
6 | 1965 | 16.5 | |||||
7 | 2009 | 16.4 | |||||
8 | 1979 | 16.3 | |||||
9 | 1996,1962 | 16.2 | |||||
10 | 2022 | 14.9 | |||||
Snowiest Months of November on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Snowfall (inches) | |||||
1 | 1983 | 37.1 | |||||
2 | 1985 | 28.3 | |||||
3 | 1947 | 25.8 | |||||
4 | 1994 | 22.4 | |||||
5 | 1956 | 19.9 | |||||
6 | 1942 | 19.2 | |||||
7 | 2019 | 18.8 | |||||
8 | 1977 | 18.2 | |||||
9 | 2022 | 17.8 | |||||
10 | 1960 | 17.3 | |||||
Top Ten Snowiest Years on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Snowfall (inches) | |||||
1 | 1982 | 137.6 | |||||
2 | 1975 | 124.0 | |||||
3 | 1984 | 121.2 | |||||
4 | 1973 | 118.3 | |||||
5 | 1983 | 114.2 | |||||
6 | 1978 | 112.7 | |||||
7 | 2021 | 108.1 | |||||
8 | 2013 | 107.5 | |||||
9 | 1955 | 103.3 | |||||
10 | 1979 | 103.0 | |||||
12 | 2022 | 100.7 |
Annual and Seasonal Snowfall for Period of Record - Click on Graph to Enlarge |
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Element | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average Speed (MPH) | 16.8 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 10 |
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16.7
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12.0 |
Maximum 3-sec Gust | 60 | 53 | 48 | 69 | 57 | 64 | 52 | 52 | 64 | 50 | 64 |
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75 |
Direction | 200 | 240 | 220 | 250 | 240 | 230 | 290 | 50 | 180 | 220 | 250 |
210
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210 |
Date of Occurrence | 7 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 12/27 |
Number of Days with: | |||||||||||||
2-Min Wind >50 mph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Peak Wind >50 mph | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
Peak Wind >70 mph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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