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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
244 PM EST TUE JAN 02 2024

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...THE AUGUSTA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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            100   08/05/1955
 LOW             -23   02/02/1962
HIGHEST           93   06/01         93       0       93  08/04
                                                          08/07
LOWEST           -17   02/04        -10      -7      -13  01/27
AVG. MAXIMUM    57.6               55.3     2.3     58.3
AVG. MINIMUM    40.9               37.0     3.9     39.1
MEAN            49.3               46.1     3.2     48.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     6                4.9     1.1       11
DAYS MAX <= 32    35               56.6   -21.6       45
DAYS MIN <= 32   135              146.7   -11.7      127
DAYS MIN <= 0      3               10.0    -7.0       10

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       57.31   2005
 MINIMUM       25.79   2001
TOTALS         52.40              41.84   10.56    43.12
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.11    0.03     0.12
DAYS >= .01      144              137.3     6.7      122
DAYS >= .10       89               78.8    10.2       77
DAYS >= .50       31               26.4     4.6       28
DAYS >= 1.00      14                9.2     4.8       12
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   4.56   04/30 TO 05/01


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   6182               7278   -1096     6281
 SINCE 7/1      2196               2667    -471     2196
COOLING TOTAL    585                428     157      656
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/160    DATE  12/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    68/160    DATE  12/19

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.49

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             16     HEAVY RAIN                33
RAIN                     61     LIGHT RAIN               118
FREEZING RAIN             3     LT FREEZING RAIN           9
HEAVY SNOW                5     SNOW                      15
LIGHT SNOW               46     FOG                      203
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE    79     HAZE                      29

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

&&

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 49.3 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 3.2
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND TIES WITH 1999 AS THE WARMEST YEAR ON
RECORD. THE COOLEST YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 1968 WHEN THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WAS 42.8 DEGREES. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WARMEST
YEAR ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA.

WARMEST ANNUAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (SINCE 1948)...
RANK  AVE   YEAR
1     49.3  2023  <===
      49.3  1999
3     48.7  2022
4     48.5  2021
5     48.4  2010
6     47.9  1998
7     47.8  2006
8     47.7  2020
      47.7  2012
10    47.5  1973

A TOTAL OF 52.40 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 10.56
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE SEVENTH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE
WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 2005 WHEN A TOTAL 57.31 INCHES FELL.
THE DRIEST WAS 25.79 INCHES IN 2001. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE
WETTEST YEARS ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA.

GREATEST ANNUAL PRECIPITATION (SINCE 1948)...
RANK  PRECIP YEAR
1     57.31  2005
2     55.64  1954
3     55.15  1973
4     54.27  1977
5     54.14  1983
6     52.60  1969
7     52.40  2023  <===
8     52.17  1996
9     52.16  1979
10    51.08  1990

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