Monthly Summary: May 2012

A warmer than average month. All three temperature markers exceed the averages of previous years. Comparable to May 2007.

A very hot and dry period midminth. Remarkable absence of frost and dew points below 30F.

 

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.

May-12

10-year average

50-year average

90-year average

Temperature

Monthly Mean:

61.5

oF

57.5

oF

56.5

oF

56.5

oF

16.4

oC

14.1

oC

13.6

oC

13.6

oC

Monthly max:

95.3

oF

89.7

oF

88.4

oF

88.2

oF

35.2

oC

32.1

oC

31.3

oC

31.2

oC

Monthly min:

40.3

oF

33.0

oF

31.0

oF

29.4

oF

4.6

oC

0.5

oC

-0.6

oC

-1.5

oC

Liquid precipitation

Total:

3.81

in

3.03

in

2.81

in

2.83

in

96.8

mm

77.0

mm

71.3

mm

71.8

mm

Wind gust

max:

44

mph

20

m/s

Solar Radiation:

total month

169.7

kWh/m2

average daily

5.7

kWh/m2

SB, 6/18/12