Tuesday, March 5, 2013

interesting climate data for this region

First and last average frost date: 
Average first frost...October 20.
Average last frost...April 1-14.

Average annual rainfall or snowfall by month (30 yr period)
January........5.40
February......4.85
March...........6.19
April.............4.23
May..............4.28
June.............3.99
July..............4.73
August.........3.59
September...4.31
October........3.26
November....4.88
December.....4.81
(Yearly..........54.5) Record 24 hour rainfall
Most Rain in 24 Hours was 9.5" from September 5-6, 2011.

Average low temperature

Average January low is 31 degrees.

Record low temperature

-10 degrees F on January 21, 1985. Average high temperature
Average July high is 90 degrees.

Record high temperature: 

107 degrees F on June 30 and July 1, 2012.

Any other interesting climatic data you run across
Most Rain in One Hour was 2.70" on July 27, 1976.
Most Rain in One Month was 16.32" back in March 1980.
Most Rain in One Year was 73.70" in 1994.
Most Snow in 24 Hours was 20" on March 12-13, 1993. (so far this year we have only seen snow 3x, and all three times it covered the ground completely within an hour and melted off within another hour...) (can you tell I am coming from Arizona, as I am impressed by all this rain!)

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