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Group Title: Climatological report for Range Cattle Experiment Station, University of Florida
Title: Climatological report. 1975
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Title: Climatological report. 1975
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Alternate Title: Mimeo Series - University of Florida Range Cattle Station ; 1976-1
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Publisher: Range Cattle Station, University of Florida
Publication Date: 1976
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1975 CLIMATOLOGICAL RE ORT JUL I U IYli


1/C. L. Dantzma
C. L. Dantzmar


.F.A.S. Univ. of Florida


The 1975 weather data for the Agricultural Research Center, Ona Florida
is summarized in this report. Daily temperatures and rainfall for each month
is listed on paged 2 through 13, The weather box containing the standard
thermometers and hygrothermograph is four feet above ground level. Weather
observations were at 9:30 a.m. unless noted, and covered the previous 24 hour
period. The ground thermometer rested on the soil surface. The ground-level
minimums are the lowest temperatures for the period following the previous
reading.

Rainfall is compared with 1942-1974 averages on page 14. Frequency range
of daily maximum and minimum temperatures by months is shown on page 15. A
summary of rainfall extremes is given on page 16.

Rainfall

The total rainfall for 1975 at the Agricultural Research Center, Ona was
47.44 inches. This was 7.16 inches below the 1942-1974 average of 54.60. The
following months were deficit in rainfall compared to the average: January
1.46, February 1.34, March 2.33, April 2.13, June 1.69, July 1.37, September
2.81, November 1.61, and December 1.44. Only three months had excess rainfall
measured: May 5.43, August 1.12, and October 2.47. There were 149 days of
measurable rain (0.01 or more) for the year. The longest period of drought
was 15 days ending on May 2.


Temperature


The highest temperature for the year was 95 degrees, which
for May 9 and 10; the lowest, 30 degrees, occurred December 22.
of 40 degrees or lower were recorded 22 times: 2 in January, 3
4 in March, 3 in April, 3 in November, and 7 in December.


was measured
Temperatures
in February,


1/ Assistant Soils Chemist. Agriciiltural Research Center, Ona, Florida.














JANUARY 1975


Temperature (OF)


Mean


70.0
69.5
62.0
67.0
68.0
64.5
61.0
65.0
70.0
70.0
75.5
72.5
70.5
45.5
43.0
55.0
62.5
65.0
70.5
73.0
60.5
59.5
72.0
71.5
72.5
67.0
60.5
71.0
71.5
70.5
72.0

66.1


Ground
min.


50.9


0.60 (total)


31 27


Date


Max


Rainfall


Inches


Min


54.2


0.00
0.01
trace
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.01
- 0.00
0.00
0.01
0.13
0.12
0.01
trace
0.01
0.00
trace
0.01
0.00
0.00
trace
0.00
trace
0.24
0.02
trace
trace
trace
0.01


78.0


Range 85












FEBRUARY 1975

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


1 85 60 72.5 56 0.00
2 83 56 69.5 52 0.00
3 83 50 66.5 48 trace
4 83 57 70.0 53 trace
5 83 63 73.0 58 trace
6 83 62 72.5 58 0.04
7 80 54 67.0 50 0.60
8 62 37 49.5 32 0.01
9 71 45 58.0 41 trace
10 77 45 61.0 45 0.10
11 67 56 61.5 52 0.03
12 78 49 63.5 46 0.01
13 84 64 74.0 62 0.00
14 81 49 65.0 46 0.01
15 79 55 67.0 51 0.00
16 80 61 70.5 56 trace
17 87 60 73.5 56 0.01
18 86 59 72.5 54 trace
19 86 63 74.5 60 0.01
20 87 66 76.5 62 0.01
21 83 64 73.5 62 0.02
22 87 59 73.0 55 trace
23 86 61 73.5 57 trace
24 87 69 78.0 66 0.00
25 76 49 62.5 46 0.35
26 69 38 53.5 36 0.01
27 74 47 60.5 44 trace
28 77 38 57.5 35 trace

Av. 80.1 54.9 67.5 51.4 1.23 (total)

Range 87 37 32













MARCH 1975


Temperature (OF)


Rainfall


Inches


0.13
0.01
0.04
trace
0.21
0.01
trace
0.01
0.00
0.01
trace
0.01
trace
0.00
0.13
trace
0.01
0.00
0.02
trace
trace
0.00
0.00
trace
trace
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
trace
0.00

0.61(total)


36 32


Date


Max


Min


50
52
36
36
45
41
44
52
40
41
55
59
64
68
49
52
61
61
61
43
38
43
52
63
64
57
56
60
64
64
65

52.8


Mean


62.5
64.0
54.0
49.5
58.0
55.0
61.0
66.5
60.5
56.5
69.0
72.5
76.0
78.0
65.0
67.0
74.5
72.5
73.5
60.5
57.5
62.5
68.0
75.0
76.5
70.0
70.5
72.5
75.5
75.0
77.0

67.0


Ground
min.


46
48
32
32
41
35
38
46
36
38
52
54
60
62
47
50
58
58
62
38
33
39
48
59
60
53
52
58
61
60
62

49.0


81.2


---


- I ---


Range 89













APRIL 1975


Temperature


(F)


Mean


76.5
78.0
79.0
63.0
55.0
58.0
63.0
71.0
75.0
77.0
78.0
74.5
67.5
70.5
80.0
67.5
62.0
71.5
74.5
74.0
76.5
73.5
72.5
70.5
74.5
74.5
76.5
75.5
76.0
78.5

72.1


Ground
min.


62
60
60
34
30
34
42
52
58
58
62
59
49
54
67
45
38
54
56
53
60
56
54
51
56
54
56
60
58
60

53.7


Rainfall

Inches


trace
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
,0.00
0.21
trace
0.12
0.00
0.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.45 (total)


Date


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

Av.

Range


Min


65
65
66
40
36
38
44
56
62
63
65
63
54
58
70
52
44
57
60
58
63
60
59
55
61
59
61
62
61
64

57.4


88
91
92
86
74
78
82
86
88
91
91
86
81
83
90
83
80
86
89
90
90
87
86
86
88
90
92
89
91
93

86.9

93


-e ne at r f- -- -


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Temperature (*F)


Rainfall


Inches


0.00
0.08
0.00
0.00
trace
0.00
0.00
0.00
trace
0.00
1.65
0.01
0.01
0.00
2.38
0.01
0.37
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.29
0.57
0.58
3.19

9.13 (total)


59 54


MAY 1975


Date


Max


Min


64
60
60
62
61
59
64
64
63
65
63
64
64
66
67
70
69
66
62
65
64
64
63
62
64
63
64
66
68
69
68

64.3


Mean


79.0
77.0
76.0
77.0
75.5
75.5
78.5
79.0
79.0
80.0
72.0
76.0
75.5
78.0
79.5
81.0
77.5
78.5
75.5
77.0
77.5
77.5
77.0
75.5
77.0
77.5
78.5
79.0
77.0
77.5
77.0

77.4


Ground
min.


60
57
56
58
56
54
60
66
61
62
60
60
62
63
64
68
68
64
58
63
60
60
62
62
60
60
62
63
66
65
68

61.5


90.4


---


- -- -


Range 95
















Temperature (CF)


Rainfall


Inches


0.12
0.12
0.04
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.78
0.02
0.03
0.49
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.13
0.04
1.56
0.07
0.00
1.85
0.08
0.03
1.64
trace
trace
0.16
0.01

7.20 (total)


65 60


JUNE 1975


Date


Max


Min


69
69
67
66
66
67
68
70
69
68
69
67
65
65
65
67
67
69
69
66
69
67
66
69
70
67
70
70
71
70

67.9


Mean


77.5
78.5
78.0
76.0
78.0
78.5
79.0
79.0
77.0
80.0
79.5
80.0
79.0
79.0
79.5
80.5
79.5
80.0
80.5
78.5
79.0
76.5
77.5
76.0
79.0
78.5
79.0
80.0
80.5
78.5

78.7


Ground
min.


68
66
64
62
62
64
64
68
66
65
66
63
62
60
62
64
64
66
64
63
66
65
64
66
66
64
67
67
67
67

64.7


89.6


- ----


Range 94













JULY 1975


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


1 93 71 82.0 68 0.54
2 90 70 80.0 67 0.01
3 88 69 78.5 66 0.04
4 89 67 78.0 64 0.90
5 90 68 79.0 65 trace
6 90 71 80.5 67 0.00
7 90 70 80.0 67 0.00
8 91 70 80.5 68 trace
9 92 71 81.5 68 0.00
10 92 70 81.0 68 0.00
11 88 70 79.0 68 Q.24
12 85 70 77.5 66 0.79
13 84 69 76.5 66 1.32
14 85 69 77.0 67 1.23
15 89 70 79.5 68 trace
16 90 72 81.0 70 0.06
17 91 72 81.5 69 0.00
18 91 71 81.0 68 trace
19 90 72 81.0 68 0.05
20 89 70 79.5 67 0.22
21 89 71 80.0 68 trace
22 89 70 79.5 68 0.00
23 90 70 80.0 68 trace
24 92 71 81.5 68 0.07
25 92 70 81.0 67 0.00
26 91 71 81.0 68 0.31
27 90 71 81.5 68 0.03
28 90 72 81.0 70 trace
29 88 72 80.0 69 0.17
30 90 69 79.5 68 1.90
31 89 71 80.0 0.11

Av. 89.6 70.3 80.0 67.6 7.99 (total)


67 64


Range 93













AUGUST 1975


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



1 89 71 80.0 68 0.01
2 90 72 81.0 68 0.03
3 90 70 80.0 66 trace
4 89 68 78.5 66 0.75
5 92 69 80.5 64 0.05
6 93 72 82.5 70 0.00
7 92 69 80.5 67 0.06
8 92 69 80.5 65 0.25
9 88 71 79.5 68 0.54
10 91 71 81.0 68 0.03
11 91 73 82.0 69 .0.00
12 92 74 83.0 71 0.00
13 92 70 81.0 68 0.17
14 90 69 79.5 66 1.35
15 91 71 81.0 68 0.61
16 92 74 83.0 0.00
17 93 74 83.5 0.00
18 93 73 83.0 70 0.16
19 93 73 83.0 70 0.40
20 91 68 79.5 67 1.68
21 88 70 79.0 68 0.36
22 89 70 79.5 68 0.78
23 92 76 84.0 '0.00
24 92 74 83.0 0.00
25 92 71 81.5 68 0.28
26 92 74 83.0 70 0.03
27 91 74 82.5 71 0.68
28 91 74 82.5 70 0.00
29 91 73 82.0 70 0.07
30 91 70 80.5 67 0.86
31 90 70 80.0 66 0.07

Av, 91.1 71.5 81.3 68.0 9.22 (total)


68 64


_ _____ _~


Range 93










10


SEPTEMBER 1975


Temperature (OF)


Rainfall


Inches


0.00
0.68
0.20
0.94
trace
0.37
0.00
0.08
0.07
- 0.25
0.00
0.12
0.00
0.22
0.59
trace
0.02
0.00
0.20
0.18
trace
0.01
0.04
0.33
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.40
0.01

4.71 (total)


67 64


Date


Max


Min


71
70
68
70
73
69
70
72
74
70
71
71
71
73
71
71
69
70
73
76
67
73
74
72
70
69
68
69
70
71

70.8


Mean


80.5
80.5
78.0
80.0
82.0
79.5
80.0
81.5
82.5
80.0
80.5
81.0
81.5
82.5
78.0
80.0
79.0
80.5
82.5
82.0
79.0
81.5
81.5
80.5
78.5
76.0
75.5
76.5
78.5
77.5

79.9


Ground
min.


67
66
66
67
70
68
68
68
71
68
68
68
68
70
68
68
67

65
72
70
70
72
70
67
66
64
65
68
69

68.1


88.9


- -- --------


Range 92













OCTOBER 1975


Temperature (OF)


Mean


80.0
80.0
78.5
80.0
79.0
79.5
81.0
80.5
81.0
82.0
78.5
76.0
76.0
78.5
76.5
77.0
79.0
77.5
70.5
72.0
67.5
72.5
73.5
73.0
73.5
72.5
74.0
78.0
77.5
73.5
73.0

76.5


Ground
min.


64.2


5.80 (total)


57 54


Date


Max


Rainfall


Inches


Min


66.9


0.30
0.19
0.53
trace
trace
0.59
0.00
trace
0.00
S0.61
trace
trace
trace
trace
trace
0.00
0.23
0.46
trace
trace
0.00
0.00
trace
0.00
0.00
trace
trace
0.00
2.89
trace
0.00


86.1


------------


Range 92













NOVEMBER 1975


Temperature (OF)


Mean


70.5
71.5
74.5
76.5
75.5
76.0
78.0
77.5
76.5
76.0
78.0
76.0
72.5
54.0
48.0
55.0
64.0
66.5
69.5
69.5
68.0
69.5
59.0
49.5
51.0
57.5
64.0
69.5
71.5
70.5

67.9


Ground
min.


53.6


0.17 (total)


36 34


Date


Max


Rainfall


Inches


Min


57.2


0.00
0.00
trace
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.04
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.00
trace
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
trace
0.01
trace
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
trace


78.5


Range 86













DECEMBER 1975


Temperature (OF)


Mean


68.0
69.0
59.5
63.5
66.0
69.5
67.0
66.0
66.0
61.0
49.0
59.5
66.5
67.5
67.5
64.5
64.5
68.5
50.5
49.0
54.5
44.5
42.0
46.5
61.0
70.0
58.5
51.5
54.5
69.5
72.5

60.9


Ground
min.


45.1


0.33 (total)


30 27


Date


Max


Rainfall


Inches


Min


48.7


trace
trace
0.01
trace
0.00
0.00
trace
0.00
0.00
0.07
trace
0.00
trace
trace
trace
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.09
trace
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.12
0.03
trace
0.00
0.00
trace


73.1


Range 82














Inches Rainfall at Agricultural Research Center for


1975 compared with average


Accumulative by months


By months


1942-1974
33 year


1975


Excess


1942-1974
33 year


Deficit


1975


Excess


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


2.58
3.70
8.89
9.36
8.10


3.33
1.78
1.77


0.60
1.23
0.61
0.45
9.13
7.20
7.99
9.22
4.71
5.80
0.17
0.33


1.46
1.34


5.43
--O


- -
1.69
1.37


1.12


2.81


2.47


1.61
1.44


2.06
4.63
7.57
10.15
13.85


32.10
40.20
47.72
51.05
52.83
54.60


0.60
1.83


12.02
19.22
27.21
36.43
41.14
46.94
47.11
47.44


Total


54.60


47.44


9.02


16.18


54.60


47.44


_ ____ __


_


_ ~~___ __~__~_I_










1975 Frequency of Maximum Temperatures, days.


(OF)


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


91-100 7 18 10 9 22 10 2 78
81-90 16 16 21 20 13 20 22 9 20 26 16 5 204
71-80 11 9 8 3 3 6 15 55
61-70 2 3 2 7 7 21
51-60 2 1 4 7
41-50

Total 31 28 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 31 365





1975 Frequency of Minimum Temperatures, days.


(OF) Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total


71-80
61-70
51-60
41-50
40
39


1 14 10 16 6
5 9 10 14 28 29 17 12 14 23 13 3
W 9 9 11 3 2 10 12
5 7 8 2 4 9
1 1 2


2 1 1


2 1


1 1


Total 31 28 31 30 31


1

30 31 31 30 31 30 31















Rainfall Extremes (in.)


Month Greatest Day Greatest Month Lowest Month
Rain Year Rain Year Rain Year


Jan. 2.15 1958 8.45 1958 0.03 1950

Feb. 2.94 1960 6.79 1963 0.13 1949

March 3.18 1958 8.60 1959 0.13 1945

April 4.70 1951 11.91 1951 0.00 1967

May 3.59 1968 10.58 1943 0.00 1953

June 11.23 1945 18.99 1953 2.79 1956

July 4.42 1948 19.74 1960 4.11 1972

Aug. 4.90 1943 14.20 1949 3.13 1954

Sept. 5.10 1962 16.38 1960 1.33 1958

Oct. 3.26 1951 11.23 1952 0.19 1942

Nov. 3.74 1953 5.44 1953 0.07 1960

Dec. 2.95 1957 6.05 1957 0.16 1949




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