2002 WEATHER SUMMARY AND HIGHLITES TEMPERATURE F. Average Temp: 55.0 Normal:53.3 Dep:+1.7 Average Maximum: 65.5 Normal:63.8 Dep:+1.7 Average Minimum: 44.5 Normal:42.7 Dep:+1.8 Highest Temp 98 F. on July 4th Lowest Temp 1 F. on December 7th Warmest Month: July with an average of 77.2 (Norm 74.9) Coldest Month: December with an average of 31.9 (Norm 34.3) Number of Days with... Maximum Temp 90 or Higher: 45 Normal: 28 Maximum Temp 32 or Lower: 6 Normal: 17 Minimum Temp 32 or Lower: 81 Normal: 116 Minimum Temp 0 or Lower: 0 Normal: 1 Last Freeze in Spring: May 22nd low of 31 Normal:May 1st First Freeze in Fall: October 18th Low of 31 Normal:Oct 13th PRECIPITATION Year Total: 39.94" Normal:37.96 Dep:+1.98 Wettest Month: October with 5.52" (Norm 3.27) Driest Month: February with 0.20" (Norm 2.46) Largest One Day Precip Event: 2.24" on August 24th Number of Days With... .01" or more: 118 Normal: 112 .10" or more: 70 Normal: 54 1.00" or more: 8 Normal: 7 Longest Dry Period with No Precip: 14 days February 12th - 25th Dought Info We started out the year with a deficit of almost 12 inches because of lack of rain in 2001. The deficit became it's worst by mid July when we were about 4 inches behind for the year 2002, 15 inches behind since January 2001 and 19 inches behind since October of 2000. Things started to improve a little by the end of August when we were slightly ahead for this year. By the end of 2002 rain departures were in the plus column by about 2 inches for this year alone but we are still behind since Jan 2001 with a 9.50" deficit and a 13.55" deficit since Oct of 2000. SNOW and Ice Total: 21.8" Normal:29.7 Largest Daily Amount: 8.2" on December 11th Largest 24 Hr Amount: Same as above Largest Storm Snowfall: Same as above Most Amount on Ground: 8.2" December 5th Number of Measurable Snowfall Days with... 0.1" or more: 9 1.0" or more: 5 Ground Snow Cover Days 1" or more: 22 OTHER STATS Average Wind Dir SOUTHWEST Avg Speed: 4.6 mph Maximum gust: 64 mph from SW on June 5th Maximum Barometer: 30.61" on Dec 9th Minimum Barometer: 29.29" on Dec 25th Number of days... Fog: 79 (Norm 50) Thunder: 40 (Norm 35) Hail: 1 (Norm 1) Sleet: 12 Glaze/Frz Rain: 3 Damaging Wind: 3 % Sunshine: 49.0% WEATHER RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED 2002 01/29/02 RECORD HIGH of 72 F. broke the old recod for this date of 63 in 1914. 04/16/02 RECORD HIGH of 90 F. Broke the record of 86 in 1976. This is also the earliest 90 degree day ever just beating the old record by one day April 17th in 1976. 04/17/02 RECORD HIGH of 93 F. Broke the old record of 90 in 1976. 05/20/02 RECORD LOW of 33 F. Broke the old record of 36 for this date in 1915. 05/22/02 RECORD LOW of 31 F. Broke the old record of 33 in 1907. Extremely Rare late season FREEZE and HEAVY FROST. 05/23/02 TIED RECORD LOW of 37 in 1932. Just a touch of frost this morning 08/14/02 RECORD HIGH of 98 F. Broke the old record for this date of 97 in 1988. 08/18/02 HIGH of 96 TIED RECORD for this date set in 1987. 12/07/02 RECORD LOW of 1 F. this morning breaking the old record for this date of 9 in 1910. 12/08/02 TIED RECORD LOW of 13 F. in 1937