Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1132 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2023
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...THE AUGUSTA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE FALL SEASON, FROM
9/1/2023 TO 11/30/2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 09/09/2002
LOW 4 11/22/2018
11/27/1978
11/28/1951
HIGHEST 90 09/05 85 5 84 09/10
09/07
09/12
LOWEST 18 11/21 16 2 18 11/21
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.0 58.2 2.8 61.7
AVG. MINIMUM 44.4 40.6 3.8 42.9
MEAN 52.7 49.4 3.3 52.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 0.5 1.5 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1 2.3 -1.3 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 25 23.8 1.2 20
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 23.76 2005
MINIMUM 6.48 1984
TOTALS 10.28 12.54 -2.26 15.60
DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.14 -0.03 0.17
DAYS >= .01 23 33.8 -10.8 28
DAYS >= .10 15 20.1 -5.1 20
DAYS >= .50 9 8.1 0.9 11
DAYS >= 1.00 2 3.3 -1.3 6
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.28 10/07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1200 1463 -263 1177
SINCE 7/1 1207 1496 -289 1178
COOLING TOTAL 110 40 70 46
SINCE 1/1 585 427 158 656
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/330 DATE 09/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/330 DATE 09/16
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 HEAVY RAIN 6
RAIN 14 LIGHT RAIN 26
FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 2 FOG 47
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 20 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 FALL SEASON WAS 52.7 DEGREES, WHICH
WAS 3.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE SECOND WARMEST FALL ON RECORD.
THE WARMEST FALL ON RECORD WAS IN 2021 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
WAS 52.8 DEGREES. THE COOLEST WAS 45.2 DEGREES IN 1974. THE
FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WARMEST FALLS ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA.
WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN FALL (SINCE 1948)...
RANK TEMP YEAR
1 52.9 2021
2 52.7 2023 <===
3 52.6 2017
4 52.5 1999
5 52.3 2022
6 52.0 1971
7 51.9 2011
8 51.6 1961
9 51.3 2016
51.3 2001
THE FIRST FREEZE OF FALL OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 31ST WHEN THE
TEMPERATURE REACHED 29 DEGREES. THIS OCCURRED 17 DAYS LATER
THAN THE NORMAL FIRST FREEZE DATE OF OCTOBER 14TH.
A TOTAL OF 10.28 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 2.26 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. THE DRIEST FALL ON RECORD WAS IN 1984 WHEN 6.48 INCHES
OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THE WETTEST WAS 23.76 INCHES IN 2005.
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