Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
Issued by NWS Eureka, CA
010 CXUS56 KEKA 020634 CLMEKA SFOCLMEKA 000 TTAA00 EKA 020501 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 901 PM PST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE EUREKA CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1886 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 77 12/30/1963 LOW 21 12/09/1972 HIGHEST 66 12/29 MM MM 65 LOWEST 34 12/23 MM MM 30 AVG. MAXIMUM 58.2 54.7 3.5 53.5 AVG. MINIMUM 44.6 40.0 4.6 38.6 MEAN 51.4 47.4 4.0 46.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 23.31 2002 MINIMUM 0.52 1976 TOTALS 7.78 8.10 -0.32 DAYS >= .01 17 17.1 -0.1 19 DAYS >= .10 11 12.3 -1.3 11 DAYS >= .50 7 5.6 1.4 5 DAYS >= 1.00 2 2.5 -0.5 4 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.77 12/02 TO 12/02 LIQUID 7/1 MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 413 547 -134 577 SINCE 7/1 1596 1977 -381 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 18/160 DATE 12/27 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/MM DATE 12/27 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.80 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 21 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 12 HAIL 1 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. THE MAIN STORY FOR THE MONTH WAS THE WARM TEMPERATURES IN EUREKA. TEMPERATURES AVERAGED 4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR BOTH THE HIGH AND THE LOW FOR MONTH. THIS WILL HELPED BY TWO DAILY RECORD HIGHS OF 65 AND 66 RESPECTIVELY SET ON THE 28TH AND 29TH. THIS CONTINUES THE TREND OF ABOVE NORMAL MONTHS WITH JUNE BEING THE LAST MONTH TO SEE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS MONTH WAS THE WARMEST AT 4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WHICH IS FAIRLY UNUSUAL FOR A PLACE THAT FLUCTUATES SO LITTLE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. THE MONTH WAS ALSO FAIRLY WET, HOWEVER IT STILL FELL BELOW NORMAL BY 0.32 INCHES. THE WATER YEAR SINCE OCTOBER 1ST CONTINUES TO BE AROUND 1.5 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE RAIN WAS RELATIVELY WELL SPACED OUT THROUGH THE MONTH WITH RAIN FALLING ON 20 DAYS. ON THE 27TH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 41 MPH. THESE ARE THE STRONGEST WINDS IN EUREKA SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR. $$