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Group Title: Climatological report for Range Cattle Experiment Station, University of Florida
Title: Climatological report. 1966
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Title: Climatological report. 1966
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Translated Title: Mimeo Series - University of Florida Range Cattle Station ; 67-1 ( English )
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Creator: Dantzman, C. L.
Publisher: University of Florida, Range Cattle Station
Publication Date: 1967
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HISTORIC NOTE


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.... .. ..... .. .....
Range Cattle Station ; :.
Mimeo Series RCS67-1 "' ..., January, 1967

1966 CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT

C. L. Dantzmanl/

The 1966 weather data for the-Range Cattle Station is
presented-in this report. Daily temperature and rainfall for each
month is listed on pages 2 through .13. The: weather box containing
the standard thermometers and hygrothermograph is four feet above
ground level. All weather observations were made at 9:30 A.M. and
covered the previous 24 hour period.' The ground thermometer was
\unprotected and rested on the soil surface. The ground minimums
are the lowest temperatures for the period.following the previous
reading.

Rainfall is compared with the 1942-1965 average on page 14.
Frequency range of daily maximum and minimum temperatures by
months is shown on page'.15. A :summary of the temperature averages
and extremes, and rainfall extremes.are given on pages 16 and 17.
The 1966 hours of percent relative humidity by months is shown on
page 18, and the 1966 hours of temperatures by months on page 19.
Rainfall '

1966 total rainfall at the Range Cattle Station was 46.77 inches.
This was 9.21 inches below the.24-year average of 55.98 inches.
The months showing the greater excesses were January, 3.25 and
June, 3.85 inches; and those showing the greater deficits were
March, 2.67; July 5.29; September, 3.60 and October, 2.25 inches.
There were 127 days of measurable rain (0.01 inches or greater)
for the year.
Temperature.,

The highest temperature of the year was 940.which occurred
September 4; the lowest, 25, was on January 31 and December 25.
Temperatures of 40'F or lower were recorded 22 times" 7"in"
January, 5 in February, 1 in March, 4 in November and 5 in December.



_/ Assistant Soils Chemist, Range Cattle Experiment Station,
Ona, Florida





- 2-


JANUARY, 1966

.Temperature (OF) Rainfall.
Ground
Date Max. Min. Mean min. Inches

1 78 55 66.5 -
2 79 53 '66.0 --
3 78 57 67.5 50 --
4 82 65 73.5 64 0.05
5 82 66 74.0 66 0.18
6 81 65 73.0 62
7 80 51 65.5 49 0.10
8 63 47 55.0 -- --
9 63 43 53.0 --
10 68 55 61.5 39 --
11 75 59 67.0 58 --
12 71 54 62.5 52 0.02
13 73 73 52 62.5 49 -
14 77 48 62.5 44
15 75 51 65.0 -- 0.22
16 71 62 66.5 -- .16
17 64 39 51.5 36 --
18 64 38 51.0 34 --
'19 65 39 52.0 36 --
t20 62 44 53.0 43 0.52
S21 61 54 57.5 48 0.01
22 70 61 65.5 -- 0.75
23 69 50 59.5 0.50
24 55 37 46.0 35 --
S25 66 46 56.0 46
26 75 58 66.5 58 1.55
27 60 41 50.5 39 0.10
28 56 '31 43.5 28 0.01
29 .'64 46 55.0 0.08
30 61 33 47.0 -- 1.00
31 43 25 34.0 24 --
Av. 68.7 49.3 59.0 45.7 5.25 (Total)


25 24


_ __ ___


Range










-.3 -


FEBRUARY, 1966

Temperature (OF) Rainfall
S":-Ground
Date Max. Min. -Mean min. Inches

1 55 32 43.5 30 --
2 72 52 62.0 51 --
3 74 44 .59.0 43 --
4 53 35 44.0 32
5 48 28 38.0 -- -
6 53 29 41.0 -
7 69 40 -54.5 26
8 73 47 60.0 4 --
9 76 50 :63.0 46
10 76 59 67.5 57
11 79 59 69.0 56
12 80 62 -71.0 --
13 77 64 .70.5 -- 0.37
14 72 51 61.5 48 --
15 69 58 63.5 58 0.01 .
16 84 61 72.5 58 -
17 82 .59 '70.5 --
1862 70.0 58 --
19 82 56 069.0 .88
20 69 ;49 '59.0 -- -
21 71 53 62.0 47 --
22 77 -58 67.5 57 0.04
23 73 61 67.0 61 2.03
24 71 59 65.0 58 0.13
25 66 54 60.0 52 --
26 66 .42 54.0 --
27 71 53 62.0 --
28 79 66 72.5 40 --

Av. 71.3 :51.5 61.4 48.5 3.46 (Total)


28 .. ..... ..........26 .


Range





-4- -


MARCH, 1966


_ Temperature' (F)


Max.


Min.


Mean


Ground
min.


Rainfall

Inches


1
2
3
4
5 -
6
7
8
9
10 i
' 1
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31


75.3 52.8


'64.0


50.0


0.48 (Total)


37 33


Date


83 57
74 49"
78 58
83 66
84 58
64 49
61 45
62 37
67 46
71 50
75 53
77 55
75 61
70 61
80 60
75 50
75 53
77 54
78 52
79 51
80 52
82 52
80 53
81 52
82 47
73 48
76 49
75 51
75 57
67 60
75 52


70.0
60: 5
68.0
74.5
71.0
56.5
S53.0
49.5
56.5
60.5
64.0
66.0
68.0
65.5
70.0
62.5
64.0
65.5
65.0
65.0
66.0
S'67.0
66.5
S*66.5
. 64.5
60.5
'62.5
63.0
66.0
63.5
63.5


.56
46
56
65

42
33
44
48
50

52
59
46
52
51

48
50
50
49
45

44
55
59
50


--
--


0.18
--






















0.18
0.12


Av.


Range


--












.... APRIL, 1966


STemperature (oF)
"-Ground
Date .Max. Min Mean .. min.

1 76 60o 68.b 46
2 78 59: 68.5 --
3 78 48 63.0
4 85 68 76...5 43
5 78 64 71..0. 62
6 69 48 58.5- 45
7 72 45 58.5 41
8 76 46 61.0 43'
9 81 52 66.5 --
10 78 57 67.5 -
11 75 45 60.0 42
12 79 55 67.0 52
1.3 84 57 70.5 54
14 ... 88 56 72?0 54
15 ... 86 60 73,0 57
16 81 61 71.0 -
17 79 53 66.0
18 79 53 66:.0 49
19 79 54 66.5 52
20 81 -57 69.0 54
21 84 64 74.0 61
22 .. 84 60 72.0 55
23, 82 57 ,69.5 --
24 81 60 70.5 -
25 81 '52 66.5 47
26 82 56 69..0 -51
27 85 66 75.. 5 "64
28 86 65 .755 63
29 86 67 76.5 65
.. :30 85 64 74.5

Av. 80.6 57.0 68.8 52.4


Rainfall

Inches""'
^ f




0.04 .
1.67
0.01


0.50









0.01







2.23 Total)
2.3- Ttl


45 41


" ~ -L--------~-~--


- 5.-


.,.... .. ~~~~~Range
"`~`~






- 6 -


MAY, 1966

Temperature (OF) Rainfall
Ground
Date Max. Min. Mean min. Inches

1 83 67 75.0 -- --
2 .86 61 73.5 58 0.01
3 88 66 77.0 65 --
4 88 64 76.0 62 --
5 86 65 75.5 63
6 86 68 77.0 66-
7 80 64 72.0 0.38
8 84 68 76.0 -- --
9 85 71 78.0 63 0.01
10 85 63 74.0 60 0.41
11 88 70 79.0 68 --
12 83 64 73.5 63
13 87 63 75.0 61
14 89 65 77.0 --
15 87 67 77.0 -- 0.02
16 89 62 75.5 60 --
17 90 66 78.0 65 --
18 88 63 75.5 60
19 88 59 73.5 57
20 92 64 78.0 62 --
21 91 64 77.5 -- --
22 89 67 78.0 -- 0.32
23 89 67 78.0 62 --
24 85 64 74.5 63 1.88
25 85 62 73.5 60 0.09
26 87 66 76.5 64. 0.30
27 79 63 71.0 61 0.63
28 84 65 74.5 -- 0.40
29 86 67 76.5 -- -
30 87 69 78.0 -- --
31 88 65 76.5 63

Av. 86.5 65.1 75,8 62.2 4.45 (Total)
Range. 92 59 57


__


- .










7 -

JUNE, 1966


Temperature (OF)


Min.


67
65
64.
65
67
68
69
72
69
73
75
71
73
70
70
72
68
70
70
69
69
71
68
67
67
67
66
67
72
70


Mean


77.5
74.5
74-.0
73.0
75.0
77.0.
77.5
78.5
74.5
79.0
80.0
80o
82.0
80.5
80.0
80.5
78.0
78.5
77.5
77.0
78.0
80.5
78.5
77.0
76.5
77.0
77.0
77.0
79.0
73.5


Ground
min.


Rainfall


Inches


65
64
62

63
68
70
68
72

69
69
69
71
66

67
68
70
68
66

64
65
70
70


1.18
2.61



0.09
2.73
--


0.01
1.44
0.19
--
1.25
0.44
0.72
0.09
0.69
0.03




0.91


69.0 77.6


67.5


12.38 (Total)


64 62


Date


Max.


88
84
84
81
83
86
86
85
80
85
85
89
91
91
90
89
88
87
85
85
87
90
89
87
86
87
88
87
86
77


Av.


86.2


- --


Range 91








JULY, 1966

Temperature (OF) Rainfall
Ground
Date Max. Min. Mean min. Inches

1 83 74 78.5 73 0.13
2 87 72 79.5 -- -
3 89 70 79.5 --
4 91 71 81.0 --
5 90 71 80.5 69 --
6 91 75 83.0 74
7 89 72 80.5 70 -
8 90 71 80.5 69
9 92 71 81.5 --
10 90 73 81.5 -0.25
11 86 74 80.0 70 --
12 89 73 81.0 71 0.01
13 91 70 80.5 69 0.18
14 91 70 80.5 70 1.41
15 88 70 79.0 69 0.03
16 89 70 79.5 --
17 93 73 83.0 -- 0.91
18 91 75 83.0 69 --
19 90 71 80.5 70
20 90 71 80.5 70
21 91 74 82.5 73 0.01
22 88 73 80.,5 72 0.55
23 81 71 76.0 -- 0.19
24 88 73. 80.5 --
25 90 73 81.5 70 0.58
26 91 71 81.0 70' 0.30
27 91 72 81.5 70
28 90 72 81.0 71 --
29 92 72 82.0 72
30 89 74 81.5 -- --
31 8874 81.0 0.10

Av. 89.3 72.1 80.7 70.6 4.65 (Total)
Range 93 70' 69

.. .. -= __










-9-


AUGUST 1966


Temperature ( F)


Min.


73
71
72
73
73
72
69
72
69
72
72
71
72
71
72
70
69
70
72
73
73
73
73
70
73
73
71
73
71
72
71

71.6


Mean


80.5
79.0
80.5
82.5
82.0
80.5
79.0
82.0
78.0
81.0
81.5
80.0
80.0
80.0
81.5
79.0
80.0
80.5
82.0
82.0
82.5
83.0
81.0
81.0
79.0
81.5
81.0
81.5
79.5
81.5
81.0

80.8


Ground
min.


71
69
.70
72
72

69
68
71
70
70

71
69
68
70
71

71
72
69
72
72

70
71
70

70.3


Date


Range 93


Max.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29'
30
31

Av.


88
87
89
92
91
89
89
92
87
90
91.
89
88
89
91
88
Q1l
91
92
91
92
93
" 89
92
85
90
91
90
88
91
91


89.9


Rainfall

Inches


0.25
0.07
0.41
--
.0.10
--
0.01
1.84
0.19
0.04
0.04
0--0
0.04
0.50
0.19

0.21
0.02

0.07
0.08
2.21
0.19
--
--
0.47




S '6'.93 (Total)


---


-- -






- 10 -


SEPTEMBER, 1966


Termirature ('F)


..... round
Min. "Mean min.


Rainfall


Inches


. .......1. '
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30


70.5 79.6


90 -
91
: 92
..-... 94 .
92
.- *91
S 93
91
91
.... 88
87
'r 79
88
., 89
90
.. 87
91
S. 85
".'K 90
91
91
90
87
83
84
83
87
89
88
85


69.2


69 :*- 79.5 '-
71 81.0 Q.
69 80.5
-71 .. 82. 5 ....- --
70 81.0
71' 81.0
71 82.0
70 80.5 '
73 82.0
72 80.0
72 79.5.
71 .- 75.0-
71 79.5
72 80.5
71 80.5
71 79.0.
71 81.0
70 77.5
71 80.5
72 81.5
72 81.5
70 80.0
66 76.5
65 74.0
70 77.0
69 76.0
73 80.0
72 80.5
71 79.5
69 77.0


65 64


Date


Max.


68
70.


68 :
70
69
72

70
70
71
70
70

69
70
71
69
65
64
69
67
72
70
70
67


Av.


b.04
,0.50

0.01


0.14
0.04
0.03
0.02

1.40
0.50
o0.04 .
0.09

0.30


0.03

0.03
0.75
0.37

4.29 (Total)


88.5


---


-


Range 94












OCTOBER, 1966


...... Temperat-zre -( F)
Ground
Max. Min. Mean, min.


Rainfall
Inches


79.0
80.0
79.5,
80.5
82.0
77.5
81.0
78.5
80.5
78.5 --
76-:
74.-5
75.0
79.0
76.5
77,0
77 .:5
76.5
74.5
68.5
68.5
74.5
74.5
78.0
76.5
76.0
67.0
65.5
65.0
65.0
67.0

75.2


67
70
73
74
66
72
70
70O
68
62
62
70

64-
63
60
49


67
66
65
53
50.

4.8

64.0


69
69.
71
74
77
68
73
71
72
69
70
63,
64'.

66
66
656.-
62,
51'
62
69
69
69
67
67'
56
54
52
52.
53

65.5


Range 91


Date


S89
91
88
87
87
87
89
86
89
88
83
86
86
87
85
S88
89
88
87
86
75
80
80o
87
S86
80
78
, 77
78
78
81


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28. ,
29'
30
31


0.07
0.07
0.03
0.24
0.49
0.10
0.18
0.07.



0.06



0.01


1.33 (Total)


Av. 84.9





- 12


NOVEMBER,


1966


Temperature


Date


Max.


Min.


(OF)


Mean


Ground
min.


Rainfall


Inches


1
2
3,
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24A
25
26
27
28
29
30
Av.

Range


81
83
75
59
71
77
82
83
83
83
84
84
85
83
78
79
80
82
82
79
80
75
71
78
76
75
75
75
67
64
77.6


0.13
0.13


0.03


0.06
0.02


65.4


48.9


0.24


(Total)


_~~__m Im a~ pm _p a_ H Il_ Hil gl HI H.1 I I. I- --- II-m m I I HI in










13-

DECEMBER, 1966


Temperature (1 F)


Min.


Mean


Ground
min.


Rainfall

Inches
; '
'*' *


31
34
45
50
58
50
59
51
58
59
56
56
* 46
43
32
44
55
61
46
42
41
43
50
57
25
.35
43
49
'57-
45
58


27.7
25


49.0
51.0
59.5
63.0
63.0
:63.0
68..0
66.0
69.5

65.0
.67.5
54.5
53.5
47.5
54.5
62.5
S66.5
54.5
55.5
55.5
57.0
61.0
66.5
42.0
48.0
53.5
62.0
67.5
57.5 .
68.5

59.4.


30


47
56
52
54

53
44
42
28
42

40
38
39
39

19 .

46
53
42
* -


. 41.6
19 '


--

0.05



0.05

10.20
'0.31
0.02


. ; 13'.
0.13:
0.02
0'.14--
0.14


0.03


1.08 (Total)


Date


Max.


Av.

Range


74.1
81


-- --


- -- -- --


::


..










Inches Rainfall at Range Cattle Station for 1966
compared with average for 1942-1965


_, _By Months _


24-yr.
Av.


1966


Excess


Cumulative by Months


24-yr.


Deficit


1966


Excess


Defi


Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.


2.00
2.50
3.15
3.02
3.73


9.94
8.14
7.89
3.58
1.77
1.73


5.25
3.46
0.48
2.23
-4.4.5,
12.38
4.65
6.93
4.29
1.33
0.24
1.08


3.25
0.96


0.72
3.85


2.67
0.79
S


5.29
1.21


2.25
1.53
0.65


2.00


4.50
7.65
10.67
14.40
22.93
32.87
41.01
48.90


54.25
55.98


9.19
11.42
15.87
28.28


44.12
.45.45
45.69
46.77


3.25
4.21
1.54
0.75
1.47
5.32
0.03


1.
*4.
7.
8.
9.


Total


46.77


8.78


17.99


46.77


9.


I I I I II l -- ., nl ..... ... ..


I_ IIII I_ I I_ I_ II_ I I_ nnlll__ ~ I I_ In i IIIIn ml I~L~_










- 15


Frequency


Maximum


Temperatures
i


(OF)


Jan.


Feb.


Mar.


Apr.


May


June


July


Aug.


Sept.


Oct.


__ i_ ilL, Il I IiNov.


Dec.


91-100
81-90
71-80
61-70
51-60
41-50


Total


Frequency


Minimum


Temperatures


(F


Feb.


Mar.


Apr.


NMay


July


Auz


Sept.


. Nov.


Dec.


71-80
61-70
51-60
41-50
40
39
38
37
36
35
34


' 5
11


S17
5


2
*26


. -- r --~~--- --- llml -- J I-


--- ------- --- .~ ~-~C


Nov.


. 27


June


JT B










Summary of Temperature Records by Months
I S


1944-65 Av.


1966


1944-1965 Extremes


'1946 E


Month


Max.


Min.


Mean


Max.


Av.
Min.


Mean


High


Year


Low


Year


High


Jan
Feb


73.6


Mar. :
Apr..
May
JiKuy

.'1ug.
Sept.
Oct
Nov.
Dec


80.4
84.1
88.5
91.1
90.8
'91.2
89.3
85.0
79.1
74.9


48.8


71.3
71.8
71.2
64.6
56.1
50.3


63.8


81.1
81.5
80.3
74.9
67.7
62.7


68.7
71.3
73.5
80.6


89.3
89.9
88.5
84.9
77.6
71.4


49.3
51.5


67.0
65.1
69.0
72.1
71.6


47.7


59.0
61.4
64.0


75.8
77.6
80.7
80.8
79.6


65.4
59.4


87
91
:94
97
103
103
97
97
95
95
90
88


1947
1962.
1946
1945
1945
1945
1956&-
1961
1944-
1959
1959I
1944


1959
01947
1962
1950
1945
1962
1947
1956
1962
1951
S1950
1962


82
- 84

92
91
93
93
94
.91
85
81


Year


83.6


60.9


80.7


61.3


70.6


103


1945


_ ... .. -_ IIII _III IIi IIII- 1 9 6 2


Also occurred in 1961.
Also occurred in 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955 and 1962.
Also occurred in 1961.


. ...... .. .. ... ... ...... l III I l J I I I -


1962









Summary


Extreme s


Rf Month iliIIs


Greatest
Daily Rainfall


Greatest
Monthly


Rainfall


Lowest Monthly
Rainfall


Das an*Mot


Month


Amount


Year


Amount


Year


Amount


HYear
I I I | I I -I B
Days Year-. __


Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug..
Sept.
Oct.
Nov .


2.15
2.94
3.18
4.70
3.25
1.23
4.42
4.90
5.10


19
19
19
19
19
19
191
19
19
19
19
.19


ec.


1950
1949
1945
1946
1953
1956
1942
1954
1958
A 1942
1944.
1949


16
17
14
15
15
16
29
25

17
11
13


2.
oi/
9
4
3
5
0
9
0


59
47/
59


1 .i9


-. 01


inches


or greater.


Also
Also
Also
Also
Also


occurred
occurred
occurred
occurred


occurred


d in
d in
d in,
d in


1963,
1965
1945,
1946.
195S.


1964.


1949,


1950.


1 -.


Rainfall


Months


Days


Rain*


Month


Year


Days


Year


D









1966 Relative Humidity Hours,


by Months


Percent
Relative
Humidity


Jan,


Feb.


Mar.


Apr.


May


June July


Aug.


Sept.


Oct.


Nov.


Dec.


90-100
80-90
70-.80
66-070
50-60
40-50
30-40
20-30
10-20


PTotal


223
144
114
77
71
71
.37


744


125
170
92
79
70
88
41
'7
0

672


171
139
79


101
66
10
0


744.


262
77
57
59
75
119


720


310
79
.76
76


744.


343
94
.67
77
92
44
3
.0O
0


720


401
61
59
89
91
43
0
0
0


744


387
71
62
.65
107
52
0


744.


416
.- 77
67


720


354
96
66


744


297
90
59
57
84
94


720


319...
83
60
73
64
78
44
.18
5


744


S. ... -


I1ll1II I I l l I in I I IIII Il ll__ ll I II I


?_. J.-~ ,, -- -- II I I II










1966


Temperature


Hours,


by Months


(F) Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. T


90-95 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 19 10 1 0 0
85-90 0 0 0 11 80 56 146 145 110 61 0 0
80-85 0 8 18 74 139 144 134 116 120 97 45 0
75-~0 30 49 64 119 107 141 153 140 137 138 75 40 1
70-75 46 76 109 106 146 251 296 324 336 242 85 4 2
65-70 113 106 100 140 220 121 0 0 31 101 93 87 1
60-65 121 168 144 121 52 3 0 o 0 48 179 146
55-60 131 75 129 81 0 0 0 0 0 37 123 153
50-55 111 57 125 50 0 0 0 19 58 93
45-50 70 45 42 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 85
40-45 70 38 9 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 23 31
35-40 27 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 35
30-35 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
25-30 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Total 744 672 744 720 744 720 744 744 744 744 720 744 8
Hi I I i__L q I i


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