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...Highlights of 2016...
Element | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average High | 27.4 | 44.1 | 51.9 | 58.0 | 64.5 | 86.7 | 89.5 | 84.6 | 73.4 | 63.5 | 49.9 | 25.4 | 61.0 |
Mean High (1981-2010 Normals) | 31.0 | 37.4 | 49.6 | 60.3 | 69.2 | 79.4 | 88.2 | 86.7 | 74.9 | 60.0 | 43.1 | 29.5 | 59.1 |
Average Low | 3.2 | 16.3 | 25.8 | 34.0 | 39.4 | 51.1 | 54.3 | 50.4 | 44.4 | 34.3 | 21.5 | 2.3 | 31.4 |
Mean Low (1981-2010 Normals) | 6.2 | 11.0 | 22.5 | 30.6 | 40.1 | 48.1 | 54.0 | 51.4 | 41.4 | 30.0 | 17.6 | 5.4 | 29.9 |
Average Temperature | 15.3 | 30.2 | 38.9 | 46.0 | 52.0 | 68.9 | 71.9 | 67.5 | 58.9 | 48.9 | 35.7 | 13.8 | 45.7 |
Mean Average Temperature (1981-2010 Normals) | 18.6 | 24.2 | 36.1 | 45.4 | 54.6 | 63.8 | 71.1 | 69.0 | 58.2 | 45.0 | 30.3 | 17.4 | 44.5 |
Departure from Normal | -3.3 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | -2.6 | 5.1 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 | -3.6 | 1.2 |
Rank: Coldest to Warmest 99 years of record (P.O.R 12/1918-2016) |
46 | 86 | 89 | 67 | 27 | 93 | 71 | 43 | 63 | 84 | 90 | 26 | 84 |
Highest Daily Maximum | 46 | 63 | 67 | 78 | 80 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 90 | 79 | 71 | 46 | 98 |
Date of Occurrence | 30 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 7/22 |
Lowest Daily Minimum | -16 | -9 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 23 | 6 | -26 | -26 |
Date of Occurrence | 12 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 10,25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 12/17 |
Number of Days with: | |||||||||||||
Maximum >= 90° | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Maximum <= 32° | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 52 |
Minimum <= 32° | 31 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 178 |
Minimum <= 0° | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 28 |
Record Highs Set or Tied | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Record Lows Set or Tied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Multiple day occurrence |
Temperature Ranks and Records:
Daily Records:
Max:
February: 63 on the 28th.November: 71 on the 16th.
Record High So Late in the Season: 71 on November 16th.Min:
None.
Warmest Months of March on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Average Temperature °F | |||||
1 | 2012 | 43.9 | |||||
2 | 1986 | 43.2 | |||||
3 | 2007 | 42.2 | |||||
4 | 1992 | 40.8 | |||||
5 | 1934 | 40.5 | |||||
6 | 1972 | 39.9 | |||||
7 | 1940 | 39.2 | |||||
8 | 2016, 1946 | 38.9 | |||||
10 | 2000 | 38.7 | |||||
Warmest Months of June on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Average Temperature °F | |||||
1 | 1988 | 72.2 | |||||
2 | 1977 | 69.3 | |||||
3 | 2016 | 68.9 | |||||
4 | 2006 | 68.8 | |||||
5 | 2012 | 68.5 | |||||
6 | 2015 | 68.4 | |||||
7 | 1933 | 68.2 | |||||
8 | 2013 | 67.6 | |||||
9 | 2007 | 67.1 | |||||
10 | 1961 | 66.9 | |||||
Warmest Months of November on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Average Temperature °F | |||||
1 | 1949 | 40.0 | |||||
2 | 1954 | 38.6 | |||||
3 | 1999 | 37.7 | |||||
4 | 1927 | 37.0 | |||||
5 | 2008 | 36.1 | |||||
6 | 1926 | 36.0 | |||||
7 | 1995 | 35.8 | |||||
8 | 2016,1965 | 35.7 | |||||
10 | 2006 | 35.3 | |||||
Warmest Years on Record (99 Years) | |||||||
Rank | Year | Average Temperature °F | |||||
1 | 2012 | 48.5 | |||||
2 | 2006, 1999 | 47.0 | |||||
4 | 1934 | 46.9 | |||||
5 | 2007 | 46.5 | |||||
6 | 2005, 1981 | 46.3 | |||||
8 | 1954 | 46.2 | |||||
9 | 2015 | 46.0 | |||||
10 | 1953 | 45.8 | |||||
11 | 2016 | 45.7 | |||||
Top Ten Coldest Years on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Average Temperature °F | |||||
1 | 1993 | 38.8 | |||||
2 | 1924 | 39.5 | |||||
3 | 1984, 1944 | 39.7 | |||||
5 | 1978 | 40.1 | |||||
6 | 1985 | 40.3 | |||||
7 | 1968, 1929 | 40.5 | |||||
9 | 1975 | 40.8 | |||||
10 | 1986, 1932 | 41.0 | |||||
84 | 2016 | 45.7 |
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) | 0.49 | 0.19 | 2.70 | 3.82 | 2.59 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 1.75 | 1.55 | 0.75 | 0.93 | 15.24 |
Mean Precipitation (1981-2010 Normals) |
0.28 | 0.34 | 0.56 | 0.98 | 1.45 | 1.21 | 0.78 | 0.50 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 8.42 |
Departure from Normal | 0.21 | -0.14 | 2.14 | 2.84 | 1.14 | -1.09 | -0.65 | -0.28 | 0.92 | 0.70 | 0.34 | 0.69 | 6.82 |
Percent of Normal | 175 | 58 | 482 | 390 | 179 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 211 | 182 | 183 | 388 | 181 |
Rank - |
89 | 48 | 98 | 99 | 78 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 91 | 80 | 78 | 96 |
99 |
Greatest 24-HR Total | 0.30 | 0.16 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.45 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.40 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
Dates of Occurrence | 8 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 5/7 |
Number of Days with: | |||||||||||||
Precipitation >= 0.01 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 91 |
Precipitation >= 0.10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
Precipitation >= 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Daily Precipitation Records Set or Tied | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Precipitation Ranks and Records:
One Day Precipitation Records:
January: 0.30" on the 16.
March: 0.48" on the 8th, 0.61" on the 29th, 1.06" on the 30th.
September: 0.75" on the 23rd.
November: 0.40" on the 17th.
December: 0.55" on the 26th.
Wettest Months of January on Record | ||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | ||
1 | 1995 | 1.44 | ||
2 | 1996 | 0.96 | ||
3 | 2014 | 0.63 | ||
4 | 1993 | 0.60 | ||
5 | 1953 | 0.56 | ||
6 | 1962 | 0.53 | ||
7 | 1932 | 0.51 | ||
8 | 2016 , 1949, 1940 |
0.49 | ||
Wettest Months of March on Record | ||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | ||
1 | 1998 | 2.95 | ||
2 | 2016 | 2.70 | ||
3 | 1941 | 1.52 | ||
4 | 1992 | 1.21 | ||
5 | 1977 | 1.20 | ||
6 | 2009 | 1.15 | ||
7 | 1968 | 1.05 | ||
8 | 1958, 1924 | 1.03 | ||
10 | 1938 | 0.98 | ||
Wettest Months of April on Record | ||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | ||
1 | 2016 | 3.82 | ||
2 | 1999 | 3.69 | ||
3 | 1944 | 3.47 | ||
4 | 1971 | 3.32 | ||
5 | 1941 | 2.96 | ||
6 | 1957 | 2.94 | ||
7 | 2004 | 2.80 | ||
8 | 1934 | 2.71 | ||
9 | 1945 | 2.32 | ||
10 | 1920 | 2.22 | ||
Wettest Springs (March, April, May) on Record | ||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | ||
1 | 2016 | 9.11 | ||
2 | 1971 | 7.86 | ||
3 | 1957 | 7.55 | ||
4 | 1921 | 6.74 | ||
5 | 2010 | 6.69 | ||
6 | 1944, 1924 | 6.19 | ||
8 | 1908 | 6.14 | ||
9 | 2011 | 5.65 | ||
10 | 1995 | 5.61 | ||
Wettest Months of September on Record | ||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | ||
1 | 1923 | 5.72 | ||
2 | 1973 | 4.45 | ||
3 | 1912 | 3.32 | ||
4 | 1950 | 3.19 | ||
5 | 2013 | 3.09 | ||
7 | 1982 | 2.89 | ||
8 | 1999 | 2.47 | ||
9 | 1989 | 2.15 | ||
10 | 2016 | 1.75 | ||
Wettest Months of December on Record | ||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | ||
1 | 1955 | 0.96 | ||
2 | 2016 | 0.93 | ||
3 | 1997 | 0.89 | ||
4 | 1968 | 0.85 | ||
5 | 1982 | 0.79 | ||
7 | 1924 | 0.75 | ||
8 | 1972 | 0.72 | ||
9 | 1979 | 0.70 | ||
10 | 1985 | 0.68 | ||
Top Ten Driest Years on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Precpitation (inches) | |||||
1 | 1988 | 3.75 | |||||
2 | 2012 | 3.98 | |||||
3 | 1974 | 4.12 | |||||
4 | 1954 | 4.85 | |||||
5 | 2001, 2006 | 5.07 | |||||
7 | 1966 | 5.66 | |||||
8 | 1990 | 5.71 | |||||
9 | 1922 | 5.91 | |||||
10 | 1932 | 6.05 | |||||
98 | 2016 | 15.24 | |||||
Top Ten Wettest Years on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Precipitation (inches) | |||||
1 | 1923 | 18.43 | |||||
2 | 2016 | 15.24 | |||||
3 | 1941 | 14.74 | |||||
4 | 1912 | 14.73 | |||||
5 | 1993 | 13.49 | |||||
6 | 1998, 1995 | 13.41 | |||||
8 | 1971 | 13.11 | |||||
9 | 1947 | 12.45 | |||||
10 | 1944 | 12.19 | |||||
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) | 7.7 | 2.7 | 22.1 | 9.0 | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 7.3 | 12.9 | 61.7 |
Mean Snowfall (1981-2010 Normals) | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 37.1 |
Departure from Normal | 2.9 | -3.3 | 16.2 | 2.9 | -1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -3.7 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 24.6 |
Percent of Normal | 160 | 45 | 375 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 269 | 166 |
Rank - Least to Most 99 years (P.O.R 1918-2016) |
80 | 40 | 93* | 69 | 2* | NA | NA | NA | 1* | 41* | 71 | 85* | 88* |
Greatest 24-HR Total | 4.1 | 2.5 | 10.8 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 5.0 | 6.5 | 10.8 |
Dates of Occurrence | 8 | 2 | 30 | 27 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 17 | 26 | 3/30 |
Number of Days with: | |||||||||||||
Snowfall >= 1.0 inch | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
Daily Snowfall Records Set or Tied | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
93* Months of March on record. |
Snowfall Ranks and Records:
One Day Snowfall Records (inches):
March: 10.8" on the 30th.November: 5.0" on the 17th.December: 6.5" on the 26th.
Snowiest Months of March on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Snowfall (inches) | |||||
1 | 2016 | 22.1 | |||||
2 | 1998 | 21.7 | |||||
3 | 1968 | 19.5 | |||||
4 | 1924 | 18.5 | |||||
5 | 2009 | 15.2 | |||||
6 | 1941 | 15.0 | |||||
7 | 1973 | 14.0 | |||||
8 | 2003, 1938 | 11.0 | |||||
10 | 1996 | 10.9 | |||||
Snowiest Months of December on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Snowfall (inches) | |||||
1 | 1985, 1972 | 19.0 | |||||
3 | 1979, 1967 | 15.0 | |||||
5 | 1968 | 14.5 | |||||
6 | 2016 | 12.9 | |||||
7 | 1955 | 12.5 | |||||
8 | 1987 | 12.0 | |||||
9 | 1982 | 11.9 | |||||
10 | 1924 | 11.7 | |||||
Snowiest Christmas Days on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Snowfall (inches) | |||||
1 | 2016 | 6.5 | |||||
2 | 2014 | 3.2 | |||||
3 | 2003 | 3.0 | |||||
4 | 1951 | 1.5 | |||||
5 | 2008, 1919 | 1.0 | |||||
Snowfall for Christmas Day is reported on 12/26. | |||||||
Top Ten Snowiest Years on Record | |||||||
Rank | Year | Snowfall (inches) | |||||
1 | 1920 | 77.0 | |||||
2 | 2013 | 70.6 | |||||
3 | 2009 | 62.5 | |||||
4 | 2016 | 61.7 | |||||
5 | 2010 | 60.1 | |||||
6 | 1919 | 58.0 | |||||
7 | 1923 | 56.2 | |||||
8 | 1944 | 55.4 | |||||
9 | 1987 | 53.5 | |||||
10 | 1972 | 53.4 |
Annual and Seasonal Snowfall for Period of Record - Click on Graph to Enlarge |
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