Record Report
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
337 SXUS72 KJAX 061847 RERAMG RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 145 PM EST WED DEC 06 2023 ...CLIMATE RECORDS SET AT ALMA GEORGIA (AMG) IN NOVEMBER AND THE FALL (SEP/OCT/NOV) MONTHS OF 2023... THERE WERE NO THUNDERSTORMS REPORTED FOR THE SECOND MONTH IN A ROW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER OF 2001. THERE WAS ALSO LESS DENSE FOG REPORTED DURING THE FALL MONTHS WITH ONLY 2 DAYS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER AND 6 DAYS OVER SEP/OCT/NOV WHICH IS 9 DAYS BELOW NORMAL AND RANKED AS THE FOURTH LOWEST TOTAL ON RECORD. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE LED TO A DAILY RECORD LOW AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF ONLY 0.3 MPH ON 11-6. THIS IS THE SECOND LOWEST ON RECORD FOR ANY MONTH, JUST BEHIND THE 0.2 MPH SET ON 11-15-2009. THE LACK OF TROPICAL ACTIVITY DURING THE FALL MONTHS ALSO LED A THREE MONTH AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF ONLY 3.3 MPH, WHICH IS 1.0 MPH BELOW NORMAL AND RANKED AS THE THIRD LOWEST WIND SPEED ON RECORD FOR SEP/OCT/NOV. DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGE (DTR) OF ONLY 4 DEGREES ON 11-26 (HIGH 53F/LOW 49F). THIS IS TIED FOR SIXTH LOWEST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 85 DEGREES SET ON 11-10. DAILY RECORD LOW SEA LEVEL PRESSURE OF 29.75 INCHES OF MERCURY OR 1007.3 MILLIBARS SET ON 11-18, BREAKING OLD RECORD OF 29.76 INCHES OF MERCURY SET IN 2019. $$ HESS