2000 Climatological
and Significant Weather Summary
The following is the 2000 year-end climatological summary for the
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MONTH |
AVGTEMP |
DEPART. |
PRECIP |
DEPART. |
RAINDAYS |
SNOW |
DEPART. |
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JANUARY |
42.6° |
+2.9° |
1.37" |
-2.36" |
9 OF 31 |
3.0" |
+0.4" |
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FEBRUARY |
50.2° |
+6.0° |
5.37" |
+1.02" |
7 OF 29 |
0.0" |
-1.4" |
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MARCH |
56.4° |
+3.3° |
4.41" |
-1.00" |
12 OF 31 |
0.0" |
-0.9" |
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APRIL |
60.6° |
-2.3° |
4.41" |
-1.05" |
11 OF 30 |
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MAY |
73.9° |
+2.7° |
4.01" |
-0.97" |
15 OF 31 |
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JUNE |
78.7° |
-0.4° |
3.79" |
+0.22" |
11 OF 30 |
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JULY |
83.4° |
+0.8° |
2.23" |
-1.56" |
4 OF 31 |
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AUGUST |
86.3° |
+5.3° |
0.77" |
-2.66" |
3 OF 31 |
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SEPTEMBER |
76.7° |
+2.5° |
1.08" |
-2.45" |
5 OF 30 |
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OCTOBER |
68.1° |
+5.0° |
0.45" |
-2.56" |
1 OF 31 |
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NOVEMBER |
50.1° |
-2.4° |
6.93" |
+1.83" |
14 OF 30 |
0.0" |
-0.1" |
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DECEMBER |
32.7° |
-11.0° |
2.46" |
-3.28" |
9 OF 31 |
2.5" |
+1.8" |
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YEARLY |
63.3° |
+1.0° |
37.28" |
-14.82" |
101 OF 366 |
5.5" |
-0.2" |
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NOTE: RAINDAYS INDICATE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH AT LEAST 0.01" OF PRECIP. |
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MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION: |
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PARAMETER MEASURED |
2000 |
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DEPART. |
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AVERAGE HIGH |
73.0° |
72.1° |
+0.9° |
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AVERAGE LOW |
53.5° |
52.4° |
+1.1° |
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HIGHEST TEMPERATURE |
107° ON 08/30 |
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LOWEST TEMPERATURE |
12° ON 12/22 |
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DAYS LOW 32 OR LESS |
56 DAYS |
56 DAYS |
0 DAYS |
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DAYS HIGH 90 OR MORE |
89 DAYS |
63 DAYS |
+26 DAYS |
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DAYS HIGH 100 OR MORE |
10 DAYS |
3 DAYS |
+ 7 DAYS |
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LAST FREEZE (SPRING) |
4/09 |
3/24 |
-16 DAYS |
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FIRST FREEZE (FALL) |
11/15 |
11/12 |
+ 3 DAYS |
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GROWING SEASON |
220 DAYS |
233 DAYS |
-13 DAYS |
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HEATING DEGREE DAYS |
3077 |
3082 |
- 5 |
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COOLING DEGREE DAYS |
2565 |
2118 |
+447 |
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GREATEST 24 HR RAIN |
3.09" ON 02/26 |
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SNOW |
5.5 INCHES |
5.7 INCHES |
-0.2 INCHES |
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE INFORMATION:
NEW TOP 20
MONTHS
FEBRUARY
-- 12TH WARMEST ON RECORD
MAY -- 15TH WARMEST ON
RECORD
AUGUST -- 2ND
WARMEST ON RECORD
OCTOBER -- 9TH WARMEST ON RECORD
DECEMBER -- 3RD COLDEST ON RECORD
JANUARY
-- 8TH DRIEST ON RECORD
AUGUST -- 15TH DRIEST ON RECORD
OCTOBER -- 9TH DRIEST ON RECORD (TIE)
DECEMBER -- 20TH DRIEST ON RECORD
ANNUAL -- 10TH DRIEST ON RECORD
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION:
SEVERE WEATHER WAS
VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT IN THE
THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACTUALLY CAME IN THE FORM OF WINTER WEATHER --
BOTH EARLY IN THE YEAR, AND AGAIN LATE IN THE YEAR. A THREE-INCH SNOWFALL
IN JANUARY CAUSED SLIGHT PROBLEMS; WHILE SEVERAL FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW
EVENTS IN LATE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER CAUSED MORE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. WHILE
IMPACTS IN THE IMMEDIATE
TO THE WEST, A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND POWER OUTAGES WERE ATTRIBUTED
TO THE WINTRY WEATHER.
RECORD HIGHS OR LOWS SET OR TIED IN 2000: (PREVIOUS RECORDS INDICATE ONLY MOST RECENT YEAR SET)
JAN 02...NEW RECORD
HIGH...75 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 73 SET IN 1907
JAN 03...TIE RECORD HIGH...73 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 73 SET IN 1880
MAR 09...TIE HIGHEST MIN...62 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 62 SET IN 1974
APR 09...TIE RECORD LOW....32 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 32 SET IN 1957
MAY 24...NEW HIGHEST MIN...75 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 74 SET IN 1998
MAY 26...TIE HIGHEST MIN...74 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 74 SET IN 1962
JUL 19...TIE HIGHEST MIN...81 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 81 SET IN 1982
AUG 17...TIE RECORD HIGH..103 DEGREES...PREVIOUS
RECORD 103 SET IN 1956
AUG 22...NEW RECORD HIGH..100 DEGREES...PREVIOUS
RECORD 98 SET IN 1983
AUG 27...TIE HIGHEST MIN...80 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 80 SET IN 1938
AUG 28...NEW RECORD HIGH..104 DEGREES...PREVIOUS
RECORD 101 SET IN 1954
AUG 29...NEW RECORD HIGH..106 DEGREES...PREVIOUS
RECORD 101 SET IN 1990
AUG 30...NEW RECORD HIGH..107 DEGREES...PREVIOUS
RECORD 102 SET IN 1951
AUG 30...TIE HIGHEST MIN...79 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 79 SET IN 1972
AUG 31...TIE RECORD HIGH..103 DEGREES...PREVIOUS
RECORD 103 SET IN 1951
AUG 31...NEW HIGHEST MIN...81 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 80 SET IN 1982
AUGUST...TIE HIGHEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE...97.2 DEGREES...OLD 1980
SEP 01...TIE RECORD HIGH..102 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 102 SET IN 1951
SEP 02...NEW RECORD HIGH..101 DEGREES...PREVIOUS
RECORD 99 SET IN 1990
SEP 03...NEW RECORD HIGH..101 DEGREES...PREVIOUS
RECORD 100 SET IN 1990
SEP 04...TIE RECORD HIGH..102 DEGREES...PREVIOUS
RECORD 102 SET IN 1954
SEP 11...TIE HIGHEST MIN...76 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 76 SET IN 1920
SEP 26...TIE RECORD LOW....46 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 46 SET IN 1942
OCT 07...NEW LOWEST MAX....53 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 55 SET IN 1952
OCT 08...NEW RECORD LOW....36 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 39 SET IN 1889
OCT 09...TIE RECORD LOW....37 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 37 SET IN 1951
OCT 10...NEW RECORD LOW....36 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 37 SET IN 1964
OCT 22...NEW HIGHEST MIN...68 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 66 SET IN 1920
OCT 24...NEW RECORD HIGH...85 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 84 SET IN 1992
OCT 25...TIE RECORD HIGH...86 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 86 SET IN 1927
OCT 26...TIE RECORD HIGH...86 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 86 SET IN 1931
OCT 27...TIE RECORD HIGH...85 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 85 SET IN 1963
OCT 29...TIE RECORD HIGH...85 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 85 SET IN 1971
NOV 01...NEW RECORD HIGH...86 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 84 SET IN 1987
NOV 06...TIE HIGHEST MIN...64 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 64 SET IN 1977
DECEMBER...THIRD COLDEST ON RECORD...32.7 DEGREES...RECORD 31.5 IN 1963
(SECOND COLDEST 32.4 DEGREES IN 1876)