Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
677 CXUS56 KMFR 030210 CLMMFR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 355 PM PST FRI FEB 02 2024 ................................... ...THE MEDFORD OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1911 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 73 01/30/2024 LOW -3 01/11/1930 HIGHEST 73R 01/30 66 01/12 LOWEST 29 01/16 17 01/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 52.2 48.2 4.0 51.1 AVG. MINIMUM 39.1 32.5 6.6 31.6 MEAN 45.6 40.4 5.2 41.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 4 15.2 -11.2 20 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.67 1936 TOTALS 4.65 2.72 1.93 0.76 DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.09 0.06 0.02 DAYS >= .01 21 13.5 7.5 10 DAYS >= .10 12 7.3 4.7 3 DAYS >= .50 1 1.4 -0.4 0 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.3 0.7 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.53 01/12 TO 01/13 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 22.6 1930 TOTALS 0.3 1.0 -0.7 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.3 2.0 -1.7 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 590 764 -174 725 SINCE 7/1 2062 2497 -435 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/13/1921 LATEST 06/12/1952 EARLIEST 10/28 LATEST 04/13 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/140 DATE 01/31 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/140 DATE 01/31 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.75 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 20 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 81 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 10 LIGHT RAIN 24 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 28 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 11 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ ...MEDFORD OREGON WEATHER REVIEW: JANUARY 2024... JANUARY SAW AN ACTIVE PATTERN THAT REMAINED THROUGH ALMOST ALL OF THE MONTH. WITH THIS ACTIVE PATTERN ONLY SIX DAYS DID NOT MEASURE PRECIPITATION, AND FOUR DAYS SHOWING A TRACE. THE 13TH HAD THE MOST PRECIPITATION WITH 1.3 INCHES MEASURED AT THE AIRPORT. WHILE THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SYSTEM AT THE END OF THE MONTH THAT BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN NEAR THE COAST AND IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS LEFT INLAND AREAS NORTH OF THE SISKIYOUS IN DOWNSLOPE FLOW, WITH ONLY A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION AT THE MEDFORD ON THE 31ST. OVERALL THE MONTH ENDED WITH ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION, WITH A TOTAL OF 4.65 INCHES, WHICH WAS 2.72 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE MONTH WITH ONLY FOUR DAYS SHOWING LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING, AND ALL OF THOSE WERE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH. AFTER THE 16TH ONLY TWO DAYS SAW LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES, ON THE 17TH AND 25TH. THE WARM PATTER REMAINED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE MONTH WHEN A VERY STRONG SYSTEM BROUGHT VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY PATTER BROUGHT CHINOOK WINDS TO INLAND AREAS NORTH OF THE SISKIYOUS WITH RECORD HIGHS, ICLUDING A RECORD HIGH OF 73 DEGREES AT THE MEDFORD AIRPORT ON THE 30TH. OVERALL THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 45.6 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 5.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. -SVEN