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FEB 21 19-3
Range Cattle Station
Mimeo Series RCS68-2
1967 CLINiATOLCGIGAL-REPORT-- -
C. L. Dantzmanl/
The 1967 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 1942-1966 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 1967 hours of percent relative humidity
by months is shown on page 18, and the 1967 hours of temperatures by months
on page 19.
Rainfall
1967 total rainfall at the Range Cattle Station was 50.18 inches. This was
5.43 inches below the 25-year average of 55.61 inches. The months showing
greater excesses were June, 4.13 and August, 2.44 inches; and those showing
the greater deficits were archc, 2.62; April,2499; May, 2.96; and October,
2.29 inches. There were 116 days of measureable rain (0.01 inches or
greater) for the year. A drought period of 46 consecutive days occurred
from April 1 to May 17.
Temperature
The highest temperature of the year was 1010 which occurred in May; the
lowest, 270, was in January. Temperatures of 400 or lower were recorded 14
times: 5 in January, 6 in February, and 3 in December.
/ Assistant Soils Chemist, Range Cattle Experiment Station, Ona, Florida.
__ __
JANUARY 1967
...Temperature (OF)
Ground
min.
68.5
73.0
75.5
72.0
49.5
46.5
59.5
70.5
68.5
69.0
66.0
56.5
65.0
67.5
70.0
63.5
55.5
64.5
67.5
66.5
65.0
66.0
67.0
67.0
70.5
72.5
74.5
60.5
42.0
48.0
53.0
63.9
1.68 (Total)
27 23
Date
iax.
Rainfall
Inches
Ji -:
Min.
52.3
Mean
46.6
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.19
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.02
0.22
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
O.CO
0.91
0.00
0.00
0.11
0.00
0.00
0.00
75.6
Range 84
-3-
.....U. ARY 1967
Hin. Mean
'61.0
61.5
67.0
76.5
63.0
56.0
70.5
61.0
60.5
49.5
57.5
69.0
68.0
51.5
58.0
60.5
65.0
67.0
69.0
70.5
72.5
69.0
59.5
52.0
50.5
L.1i0
47.5
57.0
61 0
-. Ground -
min.
42
42
49
58
35
58
50
55
34
47
60
52
42
39
47
50
50
57
55
52
46
33
33
23
31
39
45.3
Rainfall
Inches
0.00
O.CO
0.01
0.00
0.CO
O.CO
0.27
0.05
1.10
0.29
0.00
0.02
0.15
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
O.CO
0,00
0.00
0.74
0.03
0.CO
0.00
O.CO
0.00
O.CO
2.67 (Total)
28 23
Date
ilax.
75
77
81
82
71
73
80
70
65
62
68
80
82
59
73
78
78
80
*85
84
83
84
70
66
63
54
59
72
73.4
47
46
53
61
55
39
61
52
56
37
47
58
54
44
43
43
52
54
53
57
62
54
49
38
38
28
36
42
4&.5
: Te r. t- r '(' F)
Range 85
-4-
i"ARCH 1967
Temperature (OF) Rainfall
Ground
Date, Iax. Min. L:ean min. Inches
1 78 53 65.5 51 0.00
2 74 46 60.0 42 0.00
3 78 58 68.0 55 0.00
4 82 58 70.0 52 0.33
5 83 59 71.0 58 0.00
6 87 63 75.0 58 0.00
7 87 67 77.0 65 0.00
8 81 60 70.5 58 0.00
9 84 63 73.5 60 0.00
10 86 68 77.0 66 0.00
11 83 60 71.5 58 0.00
12 83 57 70.0 57 0.00
13 86 59 72.5 56 0.02
14 83 50 66.5 48 0.00
15 82 49 65.5 44 0.00
16 83 64 72.5 60 0.00
17 76 45 60.5 40 0.00
18 72 48 60.0 42 0.00
19 74 43 58.5 43 0.00
20 79 52 60.5 47 0.00
21 78 47 62.5 43 0.00
22 80 55 67.5 50 0.00
23 82 54 68.0 41 0.00
24 82 49 65.5 45 0.00
25 82 43 62.5 58 0.00
26 83 55 69.0 50 0.00
27 85 60 72.5 56 0.00
28 82 63 72.5 60 0.04
29 80 63 71.5 59 0.00
30 80 56 68.0 52 0.01
31 82 58 70.0 55 0.02
Av. 81.2 55.6 68.4 52.5 0.42 (Total)
Range 87 43 40
,, L I i i, i i i ii i i,
APRIL 1967
Temperature (OF)
..Mi .
Mean
67.0
66.0
68.0
66.0
69.5
68.0
70.0
67.0
66.0
68.0
68.5
69.5
74.0
74.5
74.0
66.0
74.0
74.0
75.5
74.0
71.0
70.0
67.5
76.5
76.0
79.5
76.5
69.5
65.0
63.5
54.8
70.5
Ground
min.
62
62
49
43
44
48
51
66
72
48
48
49
54
57
55
49
53
56
60
55
50
51
50
58
58
66
58
47
39
42
53.3
Rainfall
Inches
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00o
0.00
0.00
O.CO
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00C
0.00
0.00
O.C00O
0.00
0.00
0.00
O.CO
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
O.CO
0.00 (Total)
Range 91
44 39
Date
Max.
86.1
__~_ .
-6-
MAY 1967
Temperature ('F) Rainfall
Ground
Date Max. Min. Mean min." Inches
1 85 51 68.0 51 0.00
2 87 52 69.5 54 0.00
3 87 63 75.0 59 0.00
4 90 69 79.5 56 0.00
5 90 64 77.0 62 0.00
6 90 65 77.5 62 0.00
7 82 66 74.0 62 0.00
8 89 71 80.0 58 0.00
9 92 69 80.5 66 .0.00
10 90 49 69.5 44 0.00
11 92 63 77.5 60 0.00
12 93 66 79.5 62 0.00
13 97 59 78.0 55 0.00
14 98 59 78.5 56 0.CO
15 98 65 81.5 62 O.00
16 94 64 79.0 62 0.CO
17 90 65 77.5 63 0.09
18 87 54 70.5 48 0.co
19 90 53 71.5 48 0.00
20 90 55 72.5 40 0.00
21 82 63 72.5 39 O.CO
22 94 63 78.5 68 0.37
23 87 67 77.0 66 0.08
24 84 63 73.5 62 0.01
25 79 53 66.0 50 0.00
26 89 53 71.0 48 0.00
27 91 61 76.0 58 0.00
28 95 55 75.0 65 0.00
29 95 67 81.0 74 0.25
30 91 64 77.5 62 0.00
31 101 60 80.5 57 0.00
Av. 90.3 61.0 75.7 57.4 0.80 (Total)
Range 101
49 39
.. -7-1
wJU? 1967.
Tetrnerature. (*I. .
Min.
Grou
min
Mean
Rainfall
nd
. Inches
0.00
0.54
0.63
1.53
0.02
0.46
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.00
0,67
0.01
0.00
0.52
1.67
0.13
1.00
1.99
0.17
0.26
0.00
O.OC
0.03
O.CG
1.10
0.02
0.06
0.00
0.00
12.81 (Total)
Date -
IMax.
1.
2
3
4.
5.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17,
18
19
20
21
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Av*
RangE
96
97
90
88
92
89
88
90
90
89
89
92
90
90
89
91
81
81
78
86
85
8?
86
8C
90
91
9i
92
91
92
89.1
e 97
81.0
80.5
77.5
75.5
76.5
76.5
76.0
77.0
76.5
75.5
76.0
78.0
80.5
79.0
78.0
79.5
74.0
74.5
7" 0
76, 5
79.5
78.5
78-0
80.0
82;.0
-.0-
8.05
78.0
66.9
61
65.2
_ ___ ___ __
- -- -"' "''
~---
St 9- 'i
-8-
JULY 1967
Temperature (OF)
Min.
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.
Mean
91
90
90
91
91
90
93
92
90
92
92
92
93
92
90
89
90
87
88
91
91
82
91
92.
87
90
89
92
91
91
89
90.3
Ground
min.
71
70
67
71
70
71
71
72
71
71
72
71
71
74
71
62
63
69
71
70
73
70
68
69
70
71
72
71
70
63
70
69.9
Rainfall
Inches
81.0
80.0
78.5
81.0
80.5
80.5
82.0
82.0
80.5
81.5
82.0
8145
82.0
83.0
80.5
75.5
76.5
78.0
79.5
80.5
82.0
76.0
79.5
80.5
78.5
80.5
80.5
81.5
80.5
77.0
79.5
80.1
62 50
Date
65
71
70
65
69
69
69
70
70
69
70
70
69
72
69
64
69
68
69
69
72
66
68
69
68
69
71
70
50
68
68
68.2
Max.
0.37
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.01
1.68
0.05
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.01
0.28
O.C00
0.CO
0.00
0.03
0.03
0.17
0.27
0.97
0.06
0.00
1.22
0.00
0.00
0.63
0.00
8.83 (Total),
Range 93
-9-
AUGUST 1967
Temperature _(OF)
Min.
70.2
Mean
78.0
78.5
80.5
81.0
79.5
80.5
84.0
78.5
78.0
79.5
81.5
75.0
81.0
78.0
.75.5
82.0
82.5
81.0
80.0
81.0
82.5
82.0
81.0
80.5
81.5
81.0
82.0
82.0
78.0
80.5
80.0
80.2
Ground
min.
68
68
70
70
69
70
71
70
65
67
72
70
70
70
66
71
70
70
69
70
70
71
68
70
70
70
69
70
69
68
69.4
Rainfall
Inches
0.09
0.14
0.02
0.04
2.66
O.CO
0.00
0.01
0.20
0.14
0.05
0.03
0.48
0.87
0.14
0.10
0.02
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.02
0.45
1.65
1.12
0.02
00CO
0.00
0.01
0.69
0.67
0.82
0.02
10.,3 (Total)
69 65
Date
Max.
87
88
90
91
90
91
98
86
88
91
91
85
92
85
83
91
92
90
91
92
94
93
93
89
91
91
92
94
853
91
91
Av.
90.2
---
--
Range 98
-10-
SEPTEMBER 1967
TemDerature (O'F)
Min.
Mean
' : 91
91.
91
S90
90
89
89
88
89
89
90
90
S 91
86
87
89
89
90
92
88
90
91
88
S89
89
S 89
89
85
82
73
S70
73.
70
68
67
72
71
71
73
71
71
71
70
70
70
68
70
69
.70
70
71
72
63
62
65
68
70
71
68
63
69.3 78.9
S80-.5
......82.0
80.5
S:79.0
S78.5
80.5
80.0
79.5
81.0
80.0
: 80.5
80.5
S80.5
78.0
78.5
78.5
79.5
* 79.5
81.0
77.0
S80.5
81.5
75.5
S75.5
77.0
78.5
79.5
78.0
75.0
68.0
67.7
68
. 71 .-
69
63
69
70
70
70
62
70
72
71
70
68
69
68
68
69
68
67
68
70
63
60
64
67
68
70
68
61
62 60
Date
Max.
Ground
min.
Rainfall
Inches
0.00
... 0.00
0.10
0.92
0.37
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.09
0.02
0.01
0.00
0.00
O.CO
Oo.CO
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
1.03
0.81
0.01
4.68
0.01
8.06 (Total)
Av.
88.5
Range 92
-
---
-11-
OCTOBER 1967
Temperature (OF)
Mean
72.0
76.0
74.0
76.0
76.5
77.5
73.0
73.0
76.0
72.5
71.0
71.0
73.0
74.5
72.5
73.0
74.5
77.5
65.5
63.5
70.0
69.0
74.0
75.0
74.0
74.0
72.0
69.0
66.5
71.0
70.5
72.5
61.5
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.65
0.00
0.45
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
O.CO
O.CO
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
.CO (t)
1.20 (7T-Aal)
52 51
Date
Max.
Min.
Ground
min.
Rainfall
Inches
80
86
83
86
85
86
83
84
87
77
84
82
83
84
84
86
87
79
74
80
83
84
83
84
86
83
82
81
86
85
83.3
61.7
.. -----~--
- ~- ----~--
Range 87
-12-
NOVEMBER 1967
Temperature ( F)
Min.
Mean
S85
83
* 81
81
79
72
73
71
73
75
75
76
81
79
80
78
80
80
S 82
81
77
78
76
80
82
84
85
84
77
81
64
67
59
53
54
51
41
51
49
52
56
57
53
49
52
50
58
S60
50
42
46
44
50
51
51
56
56
60
56
60
74.5
75.0
..... 70.0
64.0
66.5
61.5
57.0
61.0
61.0
63.5
65.0
66.5
67.0
64.0
S: 66.0
64.0
69.0
70.0 '
66.0
61.5
61.5
61.0
63.0
65.5
66.5
S 70.0
70.5
72.0
S 66.5
S 70.5
* 66.2
Range 85
Date
Max.
Ground
min.
Rainfall
Inches
62
67
58
51
51
49
48
50
48
50
52
54
54
48
50
48
56
56
48
38
44
46
51
58
62
68
59
58
56
60
53.3
0.00
0.55
'0.00
O.CO
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.CO
- 0.00
O.00
0.00
O.CO
0.00
0.00
O.00
O.CO00
O.CO
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
O.CO :
0.00
O.CO
0.00
0.00
0.60 (Total)
79.0
53.3
-
--
-13-
DECE1MER 1967
STemperature (OF)
Mean
57 70.5
52 66.0
54 67.0
41 61.0
53 63.0
55 66.0
52 64.0
55 66.0
61 70.0
62 71.5
71 77.5
62 71.5
63 70.0
68 76.0
62 73.5
63 73.5
63 ,76.0
S 61 71.0
61 72.0
63 73.5
59 70.5
58 69.5
48 65.0
33 58.0
40 54.0
46 59.0
51 62.0
61 6.0
44 57.5
40 52.0
45 58.0
55.0 66.8
56
53
62
41
54
51
48
52
59
60
69
60
60
66
60
60
S62
58
59
61
56
56
,48
30
41
42
47
58
42
39
43
.53.3
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Q.03
O.CO
1.87
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.co
O.CO ;
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.11
0.00
0.00
0.00
S 2.53 (Total)
Range 85
33 .30
Date
Max.
Min.
Ground
min.
Rainfall
Inches
78.6
- -
Inches Rainfall at Range Cattle Station for
1967
compared with average
1942-66
25-yr.
Av.
By Months
1967
Excess
25-yr.
Deficit
1967
Excess
Deficit
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2.13
2.54
3.04
2.99
3.76
8.68
9.73
8.09
7.75
3.A49
1.71
1.70
1.68
2.67
0.42
0.00
0.80
12.81
8.83
10.53
8.06
1.20
0.60
2.58
0.45
0.13
2.62
2.99
2.96
4.13
2.3144
0.31
-a
0.90
2.13
4.67
7.71
10.70
14.46
23.14I
40.96
48.71
2.29
1.11
0.88
53.91
1.68
4.35
4.77
4.77
5.57
18.38
0.45
0.32
2.94
8.89
4.76
5.66
37.74
45.80
47.00
47,60
50.18
2.91
5.20
6.31
5.43
Total
50.18
7.89
13.32
55.61
50.18
5.43
<^ a ^ ^ 1 ^ ^ ^ -______________ _. _-_. ___ _________
Cumulative
by Months
-15-
Frequency of Maximum Temperatures
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1
2 12 10 17 19 6
9 7 20 25 17 .19 14 12 23
15 10 -3 1 1 1
6 8
1 3
31 28 31 30 31 30 31
31 30
26 12 15
5 18 14
2
:31 30 31
Frequency of Minimum Temperatures
(F) Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr,. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
71-80 1 -1 6, 17 15 11 1
61-70 5 3 6 5. 18 24 14 16 19 21 2 12
51-60 15 11 16 20 .11 10 19 10
41-50 5 8 9 5 1 9 5
40 2
39 1
38 2
37 1
36 1 1
35 1
34-
33 1
32 1
31
30
29 1
28 1
27 1
Total 31 28 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 31
(OF)
101-105
91-100
81-90
71-80
61-70
51-60
41-50
Total
- ---- --
Summary of Temperature Records
Months
1944-1966
19672
r
1944-1966 Extremes
Konth
Max.
Min.
Mean
Max.
Min.
Mean
High
Year
Year
Jan*.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jhne
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
73.4
75.3
80 .1
90.9
90.7
91.1
48.8
51.2
54.4
71.3
71.8
71.2
64.6
79.0
75.6
73.4
61.1
63.7
67.3
75.9
79.8
81.1
90.3
89.1
90.3
90.2
74.9
67.6
79.0
85.0
50.2
54.8
61.0
66.9
69.9
69.3
61.7
53.3
55.0
63.0
74.3
75..1
1947
1962
1946
1945
1945
1945 ,
1956_/
1961
19442/
1959
19592/
1944
80.3
79.0
66.3
1959
1947
1962
1950
1945
1962
1947
1956
1962
1951
1950
1962
Year
1945
1962
Also occurred in 1961.
Also
occurred
in 1948,
1951,
1954,
1955,
and 1962.
Also occurred
in 1961.
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9:
10:
9'
9:
9:
8'
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Summary of Extremes of Rainfall
by Months
Greatest
Daily Rainfall
Month
Amount
Year
Greatest
Monthly Rainfall
Amount
Year
Lowest Monthly
Rainfall
Amount
Year
Days of Rain* in Month
Greatest
No. Days
1942-19
Least
Year
No. Days
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2.94
4.70
3.25
11.23
4.42
4.90
4.25
2.95
1958
1960
1958
1951
1943
1945
1948
1943
1962
1951
1964
1957
8.45
6.79
8.60
11.91
10.58
18.99
19.74
14.26
16.38
11.23
5.44
6.05
1963
1959
1951
1943
1953
1960
1949
1960
1953
1957
0.03
0.13
0.13
0.00
0.00
2.79
4.65
3.13
1.33
0.19
0.11
0.16
1950
1949
1945
1967
1953
1956
1942
1954
1962
19601/1
1959
1954
1963
1967
1960
1967
1960
1959
1947J2
1959
1942
1944
1949
0.01 inches or
greater.
occurred in 1963,
1964.
occurred in 1965.
occurred in 1945,
1949,
1950.
Also occurred in 1958.
Ye
19
19
1S
19
1I
1S
1S
15
1S
1S
1S
1S
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1967 Relative
Humidity Hours,
by Months
Percent,
Relative
Humidity
,Jan.
. Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Aby.
. Dec.-
90-100
80-90
70-80
60-70
50-60
40-50
30-40
20-30,.
10-20
0-10
242
90
75
" 69
67
112
65
18
203
76
58
54
71
100
114
44
0
0
348
82
69
83
74<
50
12
2
Q
323
84
76
59
88
82
8
0O
0
0
Total
8
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1967 Temperature
Hours,
by Months
('F) Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
100-105
95-100
90-95
85-90
80-85
75-80
70-75
65-70
60-65
55-60
50-55
45-50
40-45
35-40
30-35
25-30
Total
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