Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Medford, OR

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
147 AM PDT SAT JUL 01 2023

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...THE MEDFORD OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1911 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            115   06/28/2021
 LOW              31   06/12/1952
HIGHEST           99   06/30                         103  06/26
LOWEST            44   06/01                          44  06/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    84.5               81.5     3.0     81.2
AVG. MINIMUM    55.1               52.3     2.8     53.3
MEAN            69.8               66.9     2.9     67.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     7                7.1    -0.1        8
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.49   1931
TOTALS          0.44               0.68   -0.24     1.68
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01     0.06
DAYS >= .01        3                4.2    -1.2        6
DAYS >= .10        1                2.2    -1.2        3
DAYS >= .50        0                0.3    -0.3        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.39   06/19 TO 06/19

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           0.0   2010
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        4.7                3.4     1.3       MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     31                 55     -24       61
 SINCE 7/1      4262               4204      58       MM
COOLING TOTAL    182                112      70      138
 SINCE 1/1       302                152     150       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1921
 LATEST       06/12/1952
EARLIEST      11/10             11/10
LATEST        04/13             04/15
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    21/350    DATE  06/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    29/010    DATE  06/13
                                29/270          06/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.14
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     48

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                     12

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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...MEDFORD OREGON WEATHER REVIEW: JUNE 2023...

AS IS TYPICAL FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, THINGS BEGAN TO WARM UP OVER
THE ROGUE VALLEY AS SPRING TURNED TO SUMMER. THE OVERALL JUNE
WEATHER PATTERN ALONG THE WEST COAST SAW NUMEROUS UPPER TROUGHS MOVE
INTO CALIFORNIA, THEN INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THIS BROUGHT PLENTY OF
ACTIVE THUNDERSTORM DAYS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND FOR OTHER AREAS
EAST OF THE CASCADES IN OREGON. IN FACT, ALTURAS, WHICH REPORTED
THUNDER ON 14 OF THE 30 DAYS OF THE MONTH, ALSO MEASURED 3.00 INCHES
OF RAIN IN JUNE. THIS WAS 2.30 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL! HOWEVER, WEST
SIDE VALLEYS WERE MUCH LESS ACTIVE AND DRIER, RESULTING IN ABOVE
AVERAGE WARMTH. IN MEDFORD, ALL BUT 6 DAYS OF THE MONTH WERE AT OR
ABOVE NORMAL IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURE AND MEASURABLE RAINFALL WAS
ONLY RECORDED ON 3 DAYS. THERE WERE 2 LONG STRETCHES OF ABOVE NORMAL
WARMTH -- ONE FROM THE 2ND THROUGH THE 13TH AND ANOTHER FROM THE
22ND TO THE 30TH. IRONICALLY THOUGH, THE COOLEST STRETCH OF THE
MONTH CAME WHEN THE SEASONS DID CHANGE, OVER FATHER`S DAY WEEKEND,
FROM THE 18TH TO THE 21ST. THOSE 4 DAYS WERE WELL BELOW NORMAL AS A
COOL UPPER TROUGH SETTLED IN OVER THE REGION. ON THE 19TH, THE HIGH
WAS ONLY 56 DEGREES, GOOD ENOUGH FOR A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM FOR THE
DATE. OF THE 0.44 OF AN INCH OF RAIN THAT FELL IN JUNE, 0.39 OF THAT
FELL ON THE 19TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH CAME ON THE
1ST WITH 44 DEGREES. BUT, THE SUMMER PATTERN WAS IN FULL SWING BY
THE END OF THE MONTH WITH THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES OF 99 DEGREES
RECORDED ON THE 30TH.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 69.8 DEGREES, WHICH IS 2.9
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 84.5
DEGREES, WHICH IS 3.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WAS 55.1 DEGREES, WHICH IS 2.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 99 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON
THE 30TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 44 DEGREES WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 1ST.

THERE WERE 26 CLEAR DAYS, 3 PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS, AND 1 CLOUDY DAY.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.44 INCHES WHICH IS 0.24
INCHES BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE WATER YEAR
(BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST) IS 12.28 INCHES WHICH IS 5.10 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. CALENDAR YEAR PRECIPITATION IS 5.71 INCHES WHICH IS 4.31
INCHES BELOW NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 5.1 MPH. THE FASTEST
RECORDED TWO-MINUTE WIND SPEED WAS 21 MPH FROM THE NORTH WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 12TH. THE PEAK WIND WAS 29 MPH FROM THE NORTH  WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 13TH.

THE HIGHEST PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 30.21 INCHES ON THE 20TH. THE
LOWEST PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 29.62 INCHES ON THE 6TH.

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