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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
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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
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