Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
342 PM EDT SUN JUL 02 2023
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...THE AUGUSTA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 98 06/19/1995
LOW 36 06/09/1955
HIGHEST 93 06/01 89 4 91 06/26
LOWEST 43 06/04 44 -1 44 06/01
AVG. MAXIMUM 72.1 74.4 -2.3 74.5
AVG. MINIMUM 54.7 54.1 0.6 54.4
MEAN 63.4 64.2 -0.8 64.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 1.0 1.0 2
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.32 1998
MINIMUM 0.48 1979
TOTALS 5.47 4.01 1.46 3.21
DAILY AVG. 0.18 0.13 0.05 0.11
DAYS >= .01 22 12.7 9.3 10
DAYS >= .10 12 7.3 4.7 9
DAYS >= .50 4 2.7 1.3 1
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.9 0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.31 06/16 TO 06/17
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 106 90 16 76
SINCE 7/1 6182 7280 -1098 6320
COOLING TOTAL 66 67 -1 65
SINCE 1/1 85 77 8 100
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/350 DATE 06/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/040 DATE 06/03
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 78
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 HEAVY RAIN 7
RAIN 11 LIGHT RAIN 22
FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 FOG 25
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 11 HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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JUNE GLOOM WAS THE THEME FOR THE MONTH IN THE AUGUSTA AREA. THERE
WERE 22 DAYS DURING THE MONTH THAT THE AUGUSTA AREA RECEIVED
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. WHEN IT WASN`T RAINING IT WAS OFTEN CLOUDY
WITH THE FREQUENCY OF MID DAY OVERCAST SKIES NEARLY TWICE THAT AS
THE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE 25 DAYS DURING
THE MONTH WHEN FOG WAS REPORTED AT AUGUSTA. AS A RESULT,
TEMPERATURES AVERAGED BELOW NORMAL MOSTLY DUE TO DAY TIME HIGH
TEMPERATURES OFTEN BEING RELEGATED TO THE 60S WITH THREE DAYS WHERE
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DID NOT GET ABOVE 60 DEGREES. THE PRIMARY
CULPRIT OF THIS DREARY WEATHER WAS A SERIES OF UPPER LOWS THAT
SLOWLY MEANDERED THROUGH THE NORTHEAST. WITH JET STREAM WINDS WEAKER
THAN NORMAL THESE UPPER LOWS WERE SLOW TO EXIT INTO THE NORTH
ATLANTIC. DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH THE HUMIDITY ALSO
STARTED TO BUILD INTO NEW ENGLAND AND THIS INCREASE IN MOISTURE LED
TO SEVERAL DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALIZED TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL. THESE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL EVENTS RESULTED IN MULTIPLE
FLASH FLOODING EVENTS IN MAINE, WHILE THE AUGUSTA AREA WAS GENERALLY
SPARED FROM THESE EVENTS.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 63.4 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
0.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE COOLEST JUNE ON RECORD WAS IN 1968
WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 59.1 DEGREES. THE WARMEST WAS 69.5
DEGREES IN 1999.
A TOTAL OF 5.47 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 1.46 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL ON THE 16TH INTO THE 17TH FROM
THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED 1.31 INCHES OF RAINFALL. THE WETTEST
JUNE ON RECORD WAS IN 1998 WHEN A TOTAL OF 10.32 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FELL. THE DRIEST WAS 0.48 INCHES IN 1979.
THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED IN JUNE 2023...
DATE RECORD PREVIOUS
JUNE 1 93 - WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 92 IN 2013
JUNE 2 91 - WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 86 IN 1990
JUNE 4 50 - COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURES 55 IN 2018
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