Monthly Summary: August 2012

Finally a near-average month with average rainfall. August 15, 2012, saw a hail storm with hail stones of cherry to small plum size.

 

As for the climate graph: all months since November 2011 have been above the 90-years average temperature, and below the 90-year average rainfall (with the exception of May). Another year with a very similar pattern was 1934.

 

All data refer to the time since June 7, 2007, as measured by the UMM weather station. Averages refer to data taken by the Morris Co-op and the USDA Soils Lab.

Aug-12

10-year average

50-year average

90-year average

Temperature

Monthly Mean:

69.7

oF

69.1

oF

68.4

oF

69.0

oF

20.9

oC

20.6

oC

20.2

oC

20.6

oC

Monthly max:

91.7

oF

91.0

oF

92.4

oF

93.7

oF

33.2

oC

32.8

oC

33.5

oC

34.3

oC

Monthly min:

47.2

oF

46.9

oF

44.6

oF

44.1

oF

8.4

oC

8.3

oC

7.0

oC

6.7

oC

Liquid precipitation

Total:

2.88

in

2.70

in

3.15

in

3.01

in

73.2

mm

68.5

mm

80.0

mm

76.4

mm

Wind gust

max:

36

mph

16

m/s

Solar Radiation:

total month

189.3

kWh/m2

average daily

6.3

kWh/m2

SB, 9/4/12