Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
893 CXUS51 KGYX 050011 CLSAUG PWMCLSAUG 000 TTAA00 GYX 040935 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 811 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2024 ................................... ...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 ................................................................ 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 ................................................................ 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 $$ DS/SB/HAT