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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
0805 PM EST SUN MAR 03 2024

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...THE AUGUSTA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE WINTER SEASON, FROM
12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024...

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             67   12/06/2001
 LOW             -23   02/02/1962
HIGHEST           58   12/18         56       2       56  02/16
LOWEST             5   12/08         -9      14      -17  02/04
AVG. MAXIMUM    36.6               31.8     4.8     36.5
AVG. MINIMUM    22.4               15.4     7.0     21.5
MEAN            29.5               23.6     5.9     29.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    30               48.1   -18.1       34
DAYS MIN <= 32    77               84.8    -7.8       80
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                9.4    -9.4        3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       17.78   1974
 MINIMUM        3.23   1980
TOTALS         12.70               8.38    4.32    10.14
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.09    0.05     0.11
DAYS >= .01       29               31.9    -2.9       36
DAYS >= .10       20               18.0     2.0       23
DAYS >= .50        7                5.0     2.0        4
DAYS >= 1.00       3                1.7     1.3        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.11   12/17 TO 12/18


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   3212               3723    -511     3212
 SINCE 7/1      4419               5294    -875     4390
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/160    DATE  12/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    68/160    DATE  12/19

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER        0.51

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     HEAVY RAIN                 4
RAIN                     10     LIGHT RAIN                13
FREEZING RAIN             1     LT FREEZING RAIN           2
HEAVY SNOW                5     SNOW                       8
LIGHT SNOW               28     FOG                       43
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE    20     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 WINTER SEASON WAS 29.5, WHICH WAS
5.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE WARMEST ON RECORD. THE PRIOR
WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD WAS THE 2022-2023 WINTER WHEN THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WAS 29.0 DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 17.3 DEGREES IN 1958-
1959. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WARMEST WINTERS ON RECORD AT
AUGUSTA.

WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINTER (SINCE 1948)...
RANK  TEMP SEASON
1     29.5 2023-2024 <===
2     29.0 2022-2023
3     28.6 2001-2002
4     28.4 2015-2016
5     26.7 2020-2021
6     26.6 1952-1953
7     26.5 2011-2012
8     26.3 2019-2020
9     26.2 1997-1998
10    26.0 2009-2010
      26.0 1998-1999

A TOTAL OF 12.70 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 4.32 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL AND THE 10TH WETTEST WINTER ON RECORD. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION FELL ON DECEMBER 17TH INTO THE 18TH FOR A TOTAL OF
3.11 INCHES. THE WETTEST WINTER ON RECORD WAS IN 1973-1974 WHEN
17.78 INCHES FELL. THE DRIEST WAS 3.23 INCHES IN 1979-1980. THE
FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WETTEST WINTERS ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA.

MOST PRECIPITATION IN WINTER (SINCE 1948)...
RANK  SUM    SEASON
1     17.78  1973-1974
2     17.13  1969-1970
3     16.04  1977-1978
4     14.56  1978-1979
5     14.11  1951-1952
6     13.94  1957-1958
7     13.27  1952-1953
8     13.00  1968-1969
9     12.75  1959-1960
10    12.70  2023-2024 <===

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