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Group Title: Climatological report for Range Cattle Experiment Station, University of Florida
Title: Climatological report. 1978
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Title: Climatological report. 1978
Series Title: Climatological report.
Alternate Title: Mimeo Series - University of Florida Range Cattle Station ; 1979-1
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Language: English
Creator: Dantzman, C. L.
Hodges, E. M.
Publisher: Range Cattle Station, University of Florida
Publication Date: 1979
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HISTORIC NOTE


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Agric lturtl Research Center,
Research Report RC-1979-1


1978 CLIMATOLOGICAL

C. L. Dlantzman and E.


REPORT


. Hodges1/
M. Hodges-


This


the
from


extreme
1942


The station


central Fl
miles west


report


es


gives


in daily


a summary of
temperatures


to the end of 1978


is located


orid
of


a, approximately
the Atlantic Oce


the weather
from 1944 and


data
the


for the Agricultural Re


W longitude
45 miles e


and 27
ast of


for 1978.
extremes


search


also


lists


in daily rainfall


Center


026' N latitude in
the Gulf of Mexico


at Ona,


Florida.


southwest
and 100


an.


The weather


in a weather


instruments


box located


four


- thermometer


feet


above


and hygrothermogra ph


ground


evel.


Another


were housed
thermometer


was


housed


Wea their


at ground


level


to record


observations were made daily


minimum
at 9:30


temperatures


at that


unless otherwise


elevation.


noted


cover


the period


following


the pervious


reading.


Maximum


extremes


and minimum


for the period


14. A comparison
15. Temperature
and a summary of


19.


temperatures
42 to and in


1978 rainfall


frequencies


with


and rainfall


.cluding


1978 a


the 1942-1978


for maximum and


average maximum and


minimum


for each
re listed


average


minimum values
temperatures b


for 1978 and


on pages
is given


are


given


y months


through


on page


on page 1b
presented


on page


Rainfall,


1978


total


below
(0.17)


and
ruar
165


the 194
, April


November
y (0.69)


days


longest


rainfall


-1978


for the


average of


June


(0.93
May


inches)
(0.67),


of measurable
period without


year


53.52.


(0.57),
Excess


July


rain


rainfall


1978 wa


Deficit


August (1
rainfall


09),
inche


was


and Decemb
;s or great


22 d


which


47.11 inches


rainfall


was


September
recorded f
er (2.57 i
er) during


This


was


recorded
(6.09), 0
or January


nche
the


ended April


year.
in 1978


6.41


inches


for March
october (2.07),
(0.54), Feb-
here were


trace


of rain occurred


on March


, 1978)


Temperatures,


1978


highest


May
was
18
197
the:


18, June 3
27 degrees
times: 10 i
7-78 winter
re was no f


temperature


, July 1
measured


and 2
Janu


n January, 7 in
season (36 deg
rost for the 19


during 1978 w
, August 15,
ary 16. Temp
February, an
rees or lower
78-79 winter


'a
a


94 d


degrees


measured


nd September


eratures


d


under


1 in March.
occurred Fe


season


for 6
lowest


40 degrees


last


ibruary


were


frost 4


25 (35


through December


31


days


temperature
recorded
of the


degrees ,
1978.


9


4


_














1942-1978 Weather


Summary


The highest
measured May 31,


was
drop
means


20 degrees
below 60F
urement of


temperature


1945


and was


and June
measured


the growth


a temperature


for the period


, 1945;
December


decreases


under


60F


1944


the lowest


1962.


for most


through


1978 was


temperature during


When minimum


sub-tropical


in the beginning of


degrees,


this


period


temperatures


grasses.
the cool


earliest


season


was


September


1956.


Temperatures


below 60F


occurred


in October


in 29


years.


The latest measurement


a temperature


under


60F


at the end of the cool


season


June


1950.


This


temperature occurred


in June


in 11 of 34


years.


Ground


36F


frost


or lower.


Ov


is generally present when
er the 1944-1978 period t


official


he first


temperature


frost of


the cool


is
season


occurred


as early


(February


January
first


1972)


(January


day of


fros t


as November


last


1950) to
of the coo


(November
frost of


as late as
1 season i


4, 1966)
the cool


April


to as


late as


season has


(April


s December


February


occurred


8, 1950). The
and the average


as early
average
last day


of frost


is February


Frost


occurred


in November


in 14


of 34


years,


December in


March


in 13


29 of 34


of 34


years,


years,


January


and April


of 34


in 3


of 34


years,
years.


February


in 22


years,


Thermometer


located


in a weather


box 4


feet


above


ground


level.


Note:


Weather


observations were made at 4:30


PM from June


1942


January


1962;


then made at


9:30 AM


until


present


time.


Daily records


from July


1952


through


June


1953 were missing.


was




January


p 1978
Temperature ( F)


1942-78 Extremes


Temperature (oF)


Ground


Date


Mean
68.5
67.5
54.5
50.5
62.0
66.0
63.5
68.5
62.5
42.0
42.5
48.0
63.0
56.0
48.5
37.0
54.0
62.5
67.0
68.5
53.0
49.0
62.5
64.0
68.5
65.5
50.5
46.0
44.5
43.0
48.5


Rain
Inches
0.02
trace
0.02
trace
----
trace
----

0.47
trace
----

0.14
0.44
0.01
0.01
----
0.52
0.01
0.79
0.01
trace


--- -
trace
0.09
trace
----
0.01
trace
trace


Maximums
Highest Year Lowest Year


1968
1974
1973-74
1967
1947
1973
1947
1947
1974
1974
1974
1974
1975
1972
1947
1947
1947
1947
1949
1947
1959
1962-74
1957
1962
1962
1962-71
1965
1957
55-59-74-75
1959
1947


1949
1949
1958
1978
1956
1967
1954
1970
1970
1970
1970
1977
1973
1948
1948
1978
1959
1965
1957
1977
1971
1960-
1946
1966
1963
1968
1968-
1966-
1978
1978
1966


Minimums
Highest Year Lowest Year


1959
1967
1967
1966
1971
1962
1960
1964
1964
1971
1975
1964
1963
1972
1947
1966
1957
1955
1974
1969
1959
1973
1965
1957
1975
1967
1973
1973
1947
1947
1947


61-77




77
78


1949-56
1956-71
1962
1962
1956-67
1967
1949-56
1970
1956
1970
1969
1959
1962
1948-56
1956
1977-78
1959
1977
1977
1977
1971
1977
1961
1960
1955
1968
1951
1971
1967
1957-78
1956


Av..
Range


2.54


(total)


Observation made at 2:00 PM.





February


1942-78- Extremes


1978
Temperature (0F)


Temperature ('F)


Ground


Date


Mean


Rn -9-
Av. 66.0
Range 79


Rain
Inches
trace
----
0.24
0.04
trace
trace
trace
trace
0.53
trace
0.01
----
----
----
0.03
0.02
0.90
1.11
----
0.07
0.15
0.01
0.01
----
0.01
0.01

trace
---


Maximum


Highest Year Lowest Year


57-74-75
50-56-57-59
1957
1949-57
1956
1956
1949-57
1957
1949
1949
1959
1959
1959
1959
1949
1949
1944-75
1961
1957
1961
1961
1944-61
1945
1962
1962
1962
1971
1962
1944


1966
1958
1951
1951
1966
1963
1963
1978
1947
1947
1971
1973
1955
1963.
1971
1958
1958
1958
1958
1978
1964
1956
1978
1973
1968
1967
1974
1963
1964


Minimum


Highest Year Lowest Year


1965
1962
1976
1958


1957
1973
1957
1959
1960
1965
1961
1975
1959
1962
1960
1954
1960
1965
1969
1959
1956
1966
1956
1975
1945
1961
1961
1975
1962
1959
1959
1959
1976


1947
1966
1978
1976
1968
1947
1971
1955
1955
1958
1971
1971
1958-
1977
1969
1958-
1977
1977
1978
1964
1968
1967
1974
1968
1964


3.14


(total)




March


P 1978
Temperature (F)


1942-78 Extremes
Temperature (F)


Date


Mean
69.0
66.5
70.0
64.5
50.0
51.0
63.0
70.5
70.0
61.5
49.5
58.5
64.5
70.5
75.5
76.0
67.0
53.5
53.5
62.5
68.0
68.0
68.0
70.0
73.0
71.0
67.0
58.0
61.0
64.0
68.5


Ground
Min


Rain
Inches
0.07
trace
0.01
1.10
0.01
-- --
0.02
- ---
0.94
0.33
0.01
trace
----
----
----
-- --
0.07
0.01


trace
----
----

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


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


Maximum
Highest Year Lowest Year


1961
1945
1961
45-48-52-62
1961
1961
1961
1950
1974
1974
1948
1968
1948
1956
1945
1945
1945-50
1945
1945
1945
1950-77
1950
1952
1946
1949
1949
1974
1950
1949
1947
1965


1977
1968
1947
1960-69
1971
1960-78
54-62-65
1961
1969
1957
1978
1969
1969
1968
1971
1969-70
1954
1959
1959
47-60-69
1956
1965
1963
1968
1968
1977
1969
1955
1955
1966
1950


Minimum


Highest Year Lowest Year


1948
1965
1948
1963
1963
1961
1967
1950
1958-67
1964-67
1952-73
1973
1946
1952
1952
1963
1946
1965
1965
1951
1944
1957
1944-52
1944
1969
1944
1944
1950
1970
1951
1972


1956
1968
1947-
1975
1971
1960
1954
1962
1971
1950
1961
1949
1959
1948
1958
1947-
1962
1956
1962
1958
1971
1960
1962
1950-
1968
1956
1971
1962
1955
1962
1971


Ave. 76.0 53.3
Range 86 39


2.57


(total)






April


1978


Temperature


1942-78 Extremes
Temperature (F)


Date
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


Ground
Min
45
46
48
48
58
52
54
52
52
50
50
62
62
62
58
49
50
58
62
60
46
42
51
62
52
54
48
38
39
44


Rain
Inches









0.01
trace
trace
-- --
----
----





trace


trace


trace
trace



trace
trace
trace
----


trace
0.01

0.01


Maximum


Highest
91
93
92 45
91
92
90
89
88 4
90
91 i
91 4
92
91
92
91
91
91
93
93
92
95
92
95
94
95
97
97
96
94
94


Year
1974
1974
-49-56
1945
1950
1945
1947
6-65-6
1948
1946
6-62-7
1965
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1944
1944
1944
1944
1968
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1968
1949


Lowes
67
71
-74-75 67
-74 70
71
-47 69
-48 51
8 64
73
-75 73
5 68
69
71
68
70
70
69
73
77
79
79
62
74
-68 80
80
77
73
72
73
78


Year
1950
1972
1958
1944
1951
1966
1950
1970
1950
1972
1973
1973
1951
1951
1959
1950
1952
1954
1950
1961
1962
1962
1954
1959
1959
1977
1948
1978
1973
1965


Highes
68
68
67
70
71
68
68
69
69
69
67
68
72
70
77
68
71
70
68
72
69
67
68
S 70
69
68
B 70
70
69
3 69


Minimum
Year
1970
1959
1954
1973
1957
1947
1964
1957
1964
1961
1944
1963
1947
1947
1947
1944-47
1944
1969
1957
1959
1959
1944-45
1945-47
1971
1971-46
1967
1971-45
1947
1947
1947


Lowest
44
41
41
43
36
38
35
33
37
40
41
44
42
43
39
37
39
44
46
42
49
42
45
47
47
46
41
37
41
43


Av.
Range


83.5
90


0.18


(total)


Observation made at


8:00


Year
964
.956
.976
.944
.975
.975
.950
.950
.971
.974
.977
.973
.950
.961
L950
.950
.962
L956
L962
L956
L961
L950
L950
L950
L974
L977
L977
L977
L977
1977







1942-78 Extremes


1978


Temperature (oF)


Temperature (F)


Ground


Date


Mean
69.5
76.0
76.0
83.0
74.0
77.5
78.5
80.5
78.5
81.0
75.0
73.0
75.5
77.0
68.5
71.5
75.5
77.5
77.5
76.0
76.5
74.5
73.5
75.0
76.0
80.0
79.5
77.0
76.5
75.0
76.5


Rain
Inches
----
trace
0.01
















2.03
1.60

trace


trace





0.24
----

----

----
----

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



----

----

----
----
----
-- --
- a---

---- -


Maximum


Highest Year
94 1975
94 1975
97 1950
99 1950
94 1950
95 1955
94 1955
94 1950-75
95 1975
95 1975
94 1955
94 1955
97 1967
98 1967
98 1967
95 1945
94 1963
94 1978
94 1944
95 1963
94 1950
96 1949
97 1949
98 1949
94 1956-60
95 1949
95 1949-63
96 1962
95 45-65-66
99 1945
103 1945


Minimum


Lowes t
79
78
80
69
77
76
70
79
77
78
81
79
76
81
77
82
76
80
84
84
81
80
79
83
77
83
79
78
84
74
81


Year
1965-7
1963-6
1976
1963
1964
1944
1944
1958-6
1960
1960
61-75-77
1977
1977
1960
1976
1951
1973
1973
1973
51-72-76
1972
1976
1958
1976
1970
1976
1954-6
1972
1972
1960
1970


t


Highes
72
69
71
74
70
71
72
71
74
69
70
70
70
70
69
70
71
71
72
72
71
74
72
72
72
73
70
72
71
72
73


i


Av.
Range


88.0
94


64.3
54


4.61


(total)


Year
1971
1967
1964
1978
1954-56
1956
1946
1967
1973
57-51-73
1966
1959
1971
1954
1972-76
1975-59
1952
1946
1969
1952
1952-55
1957
1958-55
1958
1947
1958
55-57-69
1959
1959-73
1973
1959


Lowes
47
49
48
46
43
43
52
50
50
49
51
54
52
46
51
56
46
49
53
52
59
57
59
59
53
53
57
55
60
56
51


t Year
1968
1945
1971
1945
1945
1945
1970
1971
1960
1967
1969
1960
1952
1960
1960
1955
1973
1945
1967
1950
48-49-72-
1973-
1961-
1971
1967
1967
1945
1967
47-49-72
1971
1971








June


Date
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


1978
Temperature (oF)
Ground


Mean


1942-78 Extremes
Temperature (F)


Rain
Inches


trace
0.03
0.33
----
trace
0.20
0.70
0.36
0.30
1.10
1.79
trace
trace
trace
0.09
0.05
----
----
1.19
0.04
0.44
0.81
----
----
0.53
0.01
trace
----
----


Maximums
Highest Year Lowest Year


1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1949
1945
1945
1945
45-52-5 8
1952-77
1951-77
1945
1944-52
1964
1964
48-50-58-64
1963
1950
44-48-50-52
44-48-50-52
44-48-50-52
1948
1945
1952
1948
1948
1948


1949
1966
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1966
1947-65
1976
1965
1948
1963-72
1947
1962
1959
1967
1967
1968
1955
1978
1945
1945
1974
1974
1968
1974
1974
1966


Minimums
Highest Year Lowest Year


1959
1954-77
1946
1946
1954
1978
1957
57-66-78
1958
1958
1958
1958
1952
1948
1949
1949
1949
1969
1959
1972
1950
1972
1972-54
1944
1945-69
1945
1951-69
1969
1957
1957-54


1971
1962
1965
1955
1945-'
1972
1972
1956
1972
1967
1960
1960
1960
1955
1950
1950
1947-
1956-
1956
1956
56-71-74
1974
1947
1965
1956-
1978
1973-
1952
1961
1952


Av. 89.2
Range 94--


7.97


(total)





July


1978


Temp era tur e


1942-78 Extremes
Temperature (F)


(F)


Ground
Mean Min
83.5 68
83.0 67
80.5 68
80.5 70
81.5 68
80.5 67
78.5 68
80.5 67
79.0 66
81.0 68
81.5 68
81.0 68
81.5 68
82.0 68
81.5 66
80.0 67
80.5 70
79.0 69
81.5 70
79.0 68
78.5 67
82.0 70
79.5 68
80.5 70
81.5 68
80.5 64
79.5 64
78.5 66
81.0 68
81.0 68
80.0 66


Rain
Inches


Maximums


Hi


ghest
48
4








51






48-t


----
0.07
1.51


Year i
-50-54-63
8-50-59
1972
1949
1953-69
1969
1969
1960
1944
1969
-61-69-77
1951
1944
1946-61
1957-62
1955-60
1955
58-69-73
1951-58
1960
1960
1960
1960
1961-62
1956-61
1951-61
1956
1956
1968
1961
1961


Minimums


Maximums


Lowes t
83
85
82
86
85
84
85
83
83
80
83
84
84
85
87
83.
88
83
81
80
85
82
81
80
83
87
82
83
81
82
84


Highest


Year


Lowest


Year
1966
1974-76
1968
1974
1957-58
1956
1974
1954
1950
1950-68
1963
1956
1975
1973-75
1965-72
1954


Year


1966
44-51-54
1970
1978
1945-46
1966
1945
1953
1954
1945
1965
1969
1969
1958
1964
1947-48
1965
1966
1957
1951
53-57-60
1957-63
1960
1957-62
1962
1962-68
1960
44-45-68
1945
1946
1957-65


Av.
Range


89.7
94


12.39
(total)


Observation made at


8:30 AM.


** Additional


year


1978.


1972
1968
56-67-
1944
1947
1972
1972
1972
1968
1964
44-76-7:
1956
1956
1972
1974
1967
1967
1977
1977
1977
1977
1976
1977
1977
1956
55-56-7
1961
46-55-7:
1956
1967
1949.


2-7E


7-7E


1978
1965
1961
1947
1949-70
1967
1966
1945
1945-53
-54-64
1964
1960
1945
1965
1960





August


1978


Tempera ture


(F)
Ground


Temp


Rain


1942-78 Extremes
erature (OF)


Maximums


Highest Year Lowest Year


Date
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


trace
trace
1.20
0.01
----
----
0.01
trace
0.03
0.01
----
----
----
----
0.02
0.42


5,



5




5


5


1961
1956-60
1960
1953
1956
4-56-61-72
1967
1977
1963
1-55-60-61
1961
1956
1961
1963
1-54-61-78
1957
1957
1963
7-70-75-78
1954
1962
1955-60
0-55-62-68
8-50-51-64
1964
1951
1944-49
56-59-67
1951-56
48-51-61
1955-61


1974
1959
1973
1957
1958
1969
1969
1947
47-50-59
1959
1970
1967
1949
1971
1967-71
1971
48-65-71
1945-48
1947
1976
1949
1949
1977
1945
1960
1948-60
48-68-72
1949
1967-68
1977
1957-72


-69


Minimums


Highest Year Lowest Year


1948-62
1965
1960
1953-58
45-58-60
5-54-68-60
44-45-53
1965
1953
1968
1955
1955
1954
1978
1965
1949
1949
1949
1957
1944-45
1951-69
1945-69
1968-78
1958
1949
1949-70
1951
1954
1959
47-49-51
1945-48


1950
1962
1972
1972
1971-7:
1971
1973-7:
1976
1977
1956
1971
1967
1977
1976-7
1967
1976
1962
1977
1956
1976
1977
1973
1957
i-62-77
1962


Av.
Range


90.7
94


6.14


(total)


]




September


1978


Temperature


(F)
Ground


Rain


Maximums


1942-78 Extremes
Temperature (OF)
Minimums


Date


Mean


Inches
trace
----
----
----
0.07
0.01
0.12
trace

0.08
----
0.08


trace
----
- ---
trace
trace
0.04
trace
trace
----


trace
0.02


Highest


1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
48-
47-6
1
1
47-4,
I1
I1
I
50-51
1
1!
11
54-574
58-5
I
1'

1!
55-6:
1'
50-5:
1'
S1


Year


Lowest


1-62
-58


-74**



-61
5


4


Yea r


1
1
1
1
1
1
8-46
1I
1
1

1
147-6
1!
1!
1
1!


Highest


953
954-59
960
945
950
950
950
971
971
971
971
966
968
968
946
945
947
947
-56-61
962
962
948
0-63
963
963
948
948
947
949
967


4


Year


1950
44-50-51
1944-
1944-
1944
1962
1974
47-51-65
45-65-68
1965-
45-64-73
5-60-64-


1
1
1
45-5
45-5
1
1
1
1
47-5
1
1
1
1
1
51-6
1
1


Lowest


69
-62 64
51 67
48 67
67
68
68
-77 68
67
78 65
68


74*


974
964
973
4-73
4-73
947
945-
969-
951
1-54
947-
953-
953
953
957
5-63
965
945


Year


c


1
1
1
50-6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
50-7
1
1
1
1
1I
1
11
1
11
Il


Av.
Range


90.1
94


1.14


(total)


* Other
Other


years
years


include
include


1977
1958;


1959;


1971;


1972


8-







October


1978


1942


-78 Extremes


Temp


erature


Temperature


Ground


Date


Mean
79.0
80.0
78.5
80.0
79.5
79.0
77.0
68.5
71.0
78.0


75.5
76.0
78.0
69.5
63.5


69.5


72.0


72.5


Rain
Inches
0.46
trace


0.01
0.01
0.03


0.02*
0.01*
---- *


0.05*
trace
trace
0.01*
0.04
0.10
trace
trace
----


0.02
----
trace
trace


74.0


----
----


76.5


79.0
76.5
77.0


trace


0.32


Maximum
Highest Year Lowest Year


1958
1958
1959
1962
1959
1955


-55-62-


1959
1959
1959
1959
1961
1962
1959
1959
1959


49-51


1960
1972
1946
1951
1950
1950


50-51-


1946-60


1960
1978
1978
1959
1947


1949-
1951
1957-
1948-
1974
1964
1964
1964
1953
1953
1978
1971
1944
1977
1977
1978
1950
1977
1953
1955
1964
1976
1965
1965
1969
1957


1957
1957
1944
1968
1955


Minimum
Highest Year Lowest Year


1948-


46-49


-53**


1964


62-64


1966
1945
1962
1962


54-66-76
1971
47-48-54-


1961
1959
1964
1964
1959
1959
1968


1971
1976
1976
1974
1974
1964
1964
1978
1948-
1976
1951
1944
1944
1944
1955
1945
1978
1974
1967-
1955
1961-
1961
1961
1944
1958
1968
1967-
1944
1958
1968


1950
1959
1969
1969
1969
1951
1951-
1946
1972
1949
1949
1949-


1973


64; 4-


(total)


*Observat ions


** Addition;


at 7


years


:30 AM;
include


10:00 AM;


1965


8:00


10:30 AM and


10:30


respectively.


and 1978




ember


1978


1942-78 Extremes


Temperature


Temperature


(F)


Max


MiJ


Mean


Ground
Min


Maximum
Year Lowest Year


Minimum
Highest Year Lowest Year


Rain
Inches
trace
----
----
---- *
----
trace*
----
0.74
trace
----0.01
- -- -


4


race
.01
.01
.01
.01


trace
----

trace
trace

0.01
trace
0.01*
trace
trace
trace
0.01
trace


1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6-75
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1


971
961
962
972
959
959
961
957-78
946
-77-78
961
961
949
948-72
944-57
957
957
8-60
948-58
948-74
948-62
948-73
948-73


1960
1971
1950-
1950-
1959
1958
1972
1972
1949
1946
1945
1945
1972
1947-
1951
1951
1947
1947
1948
1946-.
1948
1947
48-53
1953


Range


0.82


(total)


Observation


at 7:30 AM;


8:00


7:00 AM;


and 11:30


AM, respectively.


nlghest


_Date






December


1978
Temperature


1942-78 Extremes
(F) Temperature (oF)


Date


Mean


Ground
Min


Rain
Inches


trace
0.01


----
----


Maximum
Highest Year Lowest Year


1978
1977
1968
1978
1964-78
1972
1972
1978
1978
1960
1971
1947-48
1961
1956
1956
1961
48-56-59
1956
1946-67
1946-67
1956
1948
1970
1944
1970
1962
1962
1962
1960
1946-70
1951


Highest


1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
53-6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1


Minimum
Year Lowest


977
977
958-
964
978
977
953-
972
972
7-71
967
976
953
972
972
965
977
961
961
946
951
951
971
947
951
964
951
949
.949
949-
.949


Year
1966
1966
63-69-7
1974
1974
1963
1977
1959-
1968
1974
1962
1957
1962
1962
1962
1968
1960-
1973
1950
1958
1954
1973
1973
1973
1966
1961
1977
1977
1961
1961
1948


Av. 77.4
Range 86


4.43


(total)


Observation


at 8:30 AM




-15-


Inches


of rainfall


at ARC,


Ona for 1978 compared with average


for 1943-78.


By Months


Accumulative


by Months


1943-78
36 year
Av.


1978


Excess


Defi


Days
of
Rain


1943-


year


1978


EEcess Deficit


Days*
of
Rain


Jan.


----


----


Apr.


0.18


June

July


8.43
13.04


0.57


22.04

31.34

39.43


Sept


---- 1


0.46


---- 1


33.40

39.54

40.68


3


Nov.
Dec.


53.52


6.41


Total


53.52


53.52


47.11


0.00


6.41


or more


inches


of rainfall.


ii i





-16-


1978


Frequency


of Maximum Temperatures,


days


June


July


Sept


Total


90-99
80-89
70-79


90-99
80-89
70-79
60-69
50-59
40-49


50-59
40-49
Total


1978 Frequency of Minimum Temperatures, days
(F) Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total (OF)


70-79
60-69


70-79
60-69
50-59
40-49
39


50-59
40-49(
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27


m a hnl





-17-


Summary of Temperature Records,


Months


1978 Av. 1944-78 Av. 1978 1944-78
Av. Av. Av. Av. Extremes Extremes
Month Max. Min. Mean Max. Min. Mean High Low High Low
Jan. 67.0 45.7 56.4 73.2 49.1 61.2 82 27 87 21
Feb. 66.0 33.7 49.9 74.9 50.0 62.5 79 28 91 26
Mar. 76.0 53.0 64.5 79.5 54.3 66.9 86 39 94 28
Apr. 83.5 55.9 69.7 84.0 58.2 71.1 90 44 97 33
May 88.0 64.3 76.2 88.1 63.1 75.6 94 54 103 43
June 89.2 68.4 78.8 90.2 68.6 79.4 94 61 103 54
July 89.7 71.5 80.6 90.6 70.9 80.8 94 68 101 62
Aug. 90.7 71.8 81.3 90.6 71.5 81.1 94 68 98 61
Sept. 90.1 69.6 79.9 89.2 70.8 80.0 94 66 95 56
Oct. 84.7 64.4 74.6 84.9 64.4 74.7 90 55 95 37
Nov. 82.8 58.8 70.8 79.0 55.8 67.4 86 43 90 25
Dec. 77.4 55.4 66.4 74.7 50.4 62.6 86 44 88 20




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