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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
811 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2024

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...THE AUGUSTA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SPRING SEASON, FROM
3/1/2024 TO 5/31/2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             94   05/22/1992
 LOW             -11   03/01/1982
HIGHEST           88   05/22         85       3       92  05/28
LOWEST             9   03/01          3       6       15  03/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    56.1               53.3     2.8     56.1
AVG. MINIMUM    38.6               34.1     4.5     37.1
MEAN            47.4               43.7     3.7     46.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.4    -0.4        1
DAYS MAX <= 32     2                6.2    -4.2        1
DAYS MIN <= 32    25               38.1   -13.1       34
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.6    -0.6        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       20.21   1983
 MINIMUM        4.57   1965
TOTALS         13.61              10.30    3.31    11.21
DAILY AVG.      0.15               0.11    0.04     0.12
DAYS >= .01       37               36.0     1.0       28
DAYS >= .10       24               20.8     3.2       18
DAYS >= .50        8                6.8     1.2        5
DAYS >= 1.00       5                1.9     3.1        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.63   03/06 TO 03/07


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1627               1971    -344     1686
 SINCE 7/1      6046               7190   -1144     6076
COOLING TOTAL     30                 11      19       19
 SINCE 1/1        30                 10      20       19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/330    DATE  03/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/330    DATE  03/29

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER        0.52

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     HEAVY RAIN                 9
RAIN                     17     LIGHT RAIN                38
FREEZING RAIN             1     LT FREEZING RAIN           2
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW               10     FOG                       44
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE    14     HAZE                       7

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SPRING SEASON WAS 47.4 DEGREES,
WHICH WAS 3.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE 3RD WARMEST SPRING ON
RECORD. THE WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD WAS 49.0 DEGREES IN 2010. THE
COOLEST WAS 37.9 DEGREES IN 1956. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE
WARMEST SPRINGS ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA.

WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN SPRING (SINCE 1948)...
RANK  TEMP  YEAR
1     49.0  2010
2     47.6  2012
3     47.4  2024 <===
4     47.1  1999
5     47.0  1991
6     46.9  2022
7     46.6  2023
8     46.5  1998
9     46.3  1973
10    46.2  1981

A TOTAL OF 13.61 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 3.31 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FELL ON MARCH 6TH INTO
MARCH 7TH WHEN 1.63 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 24 HOURS. THE WETTEST
SPRING ON RECORD WAS IN 1983 WHEN 20.21 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
FELL. THE DRIEST WAS 4.57 INCHES IN 1965.

THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED IN SPRING 2024...
DATE     RECORD                              PREVIOUS
MAY 28     61  - WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE     60 IN 1959

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