Mild Dec 9-14, 2006
This entry was posted on 12/15/2006 4:16 PM and is filed under Weather and Climate.
Mild past 6 day of December 2006
After a chilly start to the month where we averaged 9 degrees below normal a big change has taken place.
The period from Dec. 9 - 14, the average high has been 44.3 compared to the normal of 27.5. The average low for this 6 day period has been 28.7 compared to the average of 12.
Overall the period from Dec. 9-14 the average has been 36.4 this ranks as the 3rd warmest since 1891. This is 18 degrees above average.
The only day we didn't hit 40 was on the 12th when the high was 39.
This is the warmest Dec. 9-14 period since 1928 when we averaged 36.5.
The warmest goes to 1891 when we averaged 39.0.
Here are the top 5:
Dec. 9-14
|
year |
Avg temp |
|
1891 |
39.0 |
|
1913 |
38.7 |
|
1928 |
36.5 |
|
2006 |
36.5 |
|
1894 |
36.0 |
There have been some cold ones as well. Here are the top or rather bottom 7, only because the year 2000 is included.
Dec 9-14
Year Avg. Temp
|
1917 |
-4.5 |
|
1919 |
-1.9 |
|
1958 |
0.2 |
|
1972 |
0.8 |
|
1932 |
1.8 |
|
1903 |
2.8 |
|
2000 |
4.2 |
For the month of December 1913 was the warmest on record at 30.4. 1891 finished in 3rd place at 30.0
Frank Watson
WeathermanWatson.com
watsonwx@aol.com
