Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
355 PM EST FRI FEB 02 2024
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...THE AUGUSTA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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 61 01/08/2008
LOW -22 01/15/1957
01/14/1957
HIGHEST 51 01/10 48 3 52 01/01
01/13
LOWEST 6 01/20 -8 14 7 01/22
AVG. MAXIMUM 32.3 28.8 3.5 36.1
AVG. MINIMUM 19.2 12.1 7.1 23.0
MEAN 25.7 20.4 5.3 29.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 15 20.4 -5.4 13
DAYS MIN <= 32 29 30.1 -1.1 29
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 5.4 -5.4 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.01 1979
MINIMUM 0.33 2004
TOTALS 4.04 2.62 1.42 4.21
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.08 0.05 0.14
DAYS >= .01 11 10.1 0.9 19
DAYS >= .10 8 5.5 2.5 11
DAYS >= .50 2 1.6 0.4 2
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.6 0.4 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.99 01/09 TO 01/10
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1213 1381 -168 1093
SINCE 7/1 3409 4044 -635 3289
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/120 DATE 01/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/120 DATE 01/10
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.56
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 HEAVY RAIN 1
RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 2
FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 2
HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 15 FOG 12
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 25.7 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
5.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE 6TH WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD. THE
WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD WAS IN 2023 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
WAS 29.5 DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 10.4 DEGREES IN 1994. THE
FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WARMEST JANUARYS ON RECORD.
WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN JANUARY (SINCE 1948)...
RANK TEMP YEAR
1 29.5 2023
2 27.5 2006
3 26.9 2002
4 26.8 1990
5 26.7 2017
6 25.7 2024 <===
7 25.6 2020
8 25.5 1956
25.5 1953
10 25.3 2021
A TOTAL OF 4.04 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 1.42 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FELL ON THE 9TH INTO THE
10TH WHEN A TOTAL OF 1.99 INCHES FELL. THE WETTEST JANUARY ON RECORD
WAS IN 1979 WHEN A TOTAL OF 9.01 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THE
DRIEST WAS 0.33 INCHES IN 2004.
NO RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED IN JANUARY AT AUGUSTA.
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