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Group Title: Climatological report for Range Cattle Experiment Station, University of Florida
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Publication Date: 1983
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HISTORIC NOTE


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Agricultural Research


Research Report


RC-


Center
1983-1


Ona


January


1983


1982


CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT


Dantzman


This report


the extremes in


gives


a summary of the


daily temperatures


from


weather
1944 and


data for


1982.


the extremes in


It also


lists


daily rainfall


from
The


1942 to the end
station is located


1982 for the


W longitude


Agricultural Research


27026'


Center at Ona


N latitude in


Florida.


southwest


central


Florida


, approximately


45 miles


east of


of the


Gulf of Mexico and


mile


west of


the Atlantic


Ocean


weather instruments


- thermometer


and hygrothermograph


were housed


in a weather
thermometer


located


was


housed at


four feet


(122


above


ground level


. Another


ground level to record minimum temperatures at that


elevation.


Weather observations


were


made


daily


at 9


:00 AM


unless


otherwise


noted


cover the


period


following the


previous reading.


Maximum and


extremes for the period


minimum temperatures and rainfall


1942 to and including


1982 are


for each


listed


day for
on pages


4 through


comparison


rainfall


with


Temperature frequencies for maximum


and a


summary


presented on


Rainfall


pa


of average
Lge 18. Evi


maximum
aporation,


and mini


and
solar


ninim
and


1982


page
page
s is
19.


The


total rainfall


for the


year


was


56.23 inches


(142


.82 cm)


This


was


Excess


70 inches


rainfall


.85 cm)


was recorded


above


for March


-82 average of
.38 inches or


56.23 inches


59 cm)


April


.82 cm)


.63 inches


60 cm),


May


06 inches or


.69 cm)


June


86 inches or


.42 cm)


or 1






Research


Report


-1983-


January


1983


or 6


12 cm)


October


75 inches or


November


(1.44 inches or


66 cm)


and December


.85 inches


or 2


16 cm)


There


were


119 days of


measurable


rain


.01 inches or


.03 cm or


greater)


during the


year


The


longest period


without


rain


was


25 days


which


ended May


, 1982


Temperature


1982


highest


temperature recorded


during


was


94 degree


F (34


occurred June


1982


, August


September


, 1982


lowest temperature


was


19 degrees


was


measured


January


1982.


Temperatures


below


February


40 degrees


4 in


40 C)


December


were recorded


The last


frost


times:


1981


6 in


-82 winter


January,


season


(350


or 1


.670


occurred Febtiuary


the first


frost of the


winter


season


occurred December


1982


(340


1942-


1982 Weather


Summary


highest


temperature


for the


period


1944


through


1979 was


103 degrees


was


measured May


, 1945 and June


, 1945


lowest


temperature


during this period


was


18 degrees


was


measured


January


1981


When


minimum


temperature


drop


below


growth


decreases for most


F (15


.60 C)


-tropical


grasses


beginning of the cool


The earliest


season


was


measurement


September


under
1956.


Temperatures


below


occurred in


October in


34 of


39 years


cool


latest
season


measurement of


was


June


a temperature


1950


This


under


F (15


temperature occurred in


at the end of


June in


11 of


39 years.


Ground


frost is


generally present


when


the official


temperature


season


occurred


or lower.
as early


Over the


as November


1944-


period


(November


first


, 1966)


frost of


to as


the cool


as February


(February


hnq nnoirvid


- 1972'


The


frnst


th+ annl


or 1


fiP flsarnn


1 fI


y *


1n ^f *-


Wk ^







Research


Report RC


-1983-1


January


1983


The


average


first


day of


frost of


the cool


season is


December


3 and


the average


frost is


February


Frost


has occurred in November in


39 years


26 of


years


December in


March


33 of


in 15 of


39 years
39 years


January


35 of


and April in


39 years


3 of


February


39 years.






January


1982


Temperature


Date Max


(OF)!!


Ground
Min


Rain2
Inches


1942-82 Extremes
Temperature (oF)


Highest


Maximums
Year Lowest


Year


Minimums
Highest Year Lowest Year


IncT


Rair
Max


55,5


968
982
73,74
67,82
947
973
947
147,82
.974
.974
.974
.974
L975
L972
L947
L947
L947
[947
1949
1947
1959
962,7
1957
1962
1962
962,7
1965
1957
q.7a.


59
55
59
48
54
60
56
51
47
46
49
47
47
48
49
47
51
46
49
42
50
4 57
56
55
59
1 54
58
56
75 55
56
43


982
967
967
982
971
962
960
982
982
971
.975
.964
163,80
.972
.947
L966
L957
L955
L974
1969
1959
1973
1965,(
1957
1975
1967
1973
1973
1947
1947
1947


1949,56
1956,71,80
1979
1962,79
1979
1967
1949,56
1970
1956
1970
1969
1982
1981
1981
1956
1977,78
1959
1977,81
1981
1977
1971
1977
1961,81
1960
1955
1968
1951
1971
1967
1957,78
1956


Range
Total
1/ OF


- 32


= O


Inches


-= cm.


I


r
F
3
1
3


E
4
4
r
(

I
4
A
j
r
I




1
2
I
I
l
(
i
1
j
i
j
i
I1
0
0
i
i
i
*


2.1


_.__ I


~






February


1982


Temperature


1/
(oF)-


1942-82 Extremes
Temperature (oF)


Ground


Date


Max


Inh2/
Rain-
Inches


Maximums
Highest Year Lowest Year


Minimum s
Highest Year Lowest Year


Max


57,74
50,56

1


1









1




1


1944


Av.
Range
Total
1/ OF


- 32


57
73
157
'59
'82
82
82
75
82
82
81
54
60
65
69,82
9,82
1,82
81
56
75
45
1,79
79
5,79
79
59
59
59
76


4.11


= oC


Inches


= cm.


Rain


Inc







March


1982
Temperature


1942-82 Extremes
Temperature (F)


(oF) 1/
\rJ -


Date


2/
Ground Rain-
Min Inches


Max


-Highest


Maximums
Year Lowest


Minimums
Year_.. Highest Year Lowest 'Year


45,48












1



1


2.25
0.45


0.03


1 64
5 54
1 5(
,62 5:
1 5)
1 6;
1 51
0 61
4 6(
4 6;
8 51
8 61
8 5'
6 6:
5 5'
5 6!
,50 6
5 6(
5 6
5 6
,77 6
0 6
2 6
6 6
9 6
9 6
4 6
0 6
9 4
7 6
;5 6


1
1
1952


956
968
980
980
971
960
954
962
971
950
961
949
959
948
L958
147, 54
L962
956
L962
L958
.971
960
.962
150,63
.968
.956
.971
.962
[955
.962
.971


Av.
Range
Total
1/ OF


- 32


=- O


1.8
Inches


x 2.


54 = cm.


_l ______ I





April
1942-82 Extremes
'-----


1982


1/F
(oF)-


Ground
Min


-Date


2/
Rain-
Inches


Temperature


Maximums
Highest Year Lowest Year -


(OF)


Minimums


Highest Year Lowest Y,


- -
- -
- -

- -
- -
- -
- -


0,60
0.50
- -
- -
- -
--


1974
1974
49,56,74,75
1945,74
1950
1945,47
1947,48
46,65,68
1948
1946,75
46,62,75
1965
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1944
1944
1944
1944,82
1968
1945,68
1945
1945
1945
1945
1968
1949


2
9
7,82
,78
8
3,80
,73


Av.
Range
Total
I/ OF


0.90
3.00


- 32
1.8


= oC


Inches


x 2.54


Temperature


= cm






May


1982


1942-82


Extremes


Temperature


Date


(OF)I/


Ground
.Min


Max


Rain-
Inches


Temperature


,Highest


Maximums
,Year Lowest


Year..


(oF)


Minimums


Highest Year L- owest Y


1975
1975
1950
1950
1950
1955
1955
950,75
1975
1975
1955
1955
1967
1967
1967
1945
1963
.978,81
1944
.963,80
1950
1949
1949
1949
L956,60
1949
[949,63
1962
i,65,66
1945
1945


969-i
963-f
1982
1963
1964
1944
1944
958,4
1960
960,1
,75,,
1977
1977
1960
1976
1951
1973
1973
1979
1979
1972
1976
1958
1976
1970
1981
1979
.972,
1972
1960
1970


1971
1967
1964
1978
1954,f
1956
1946
1967
1973
1,57,7:
1966
1959
1971
1954
1972,'
1981
1981
1946,1
1969
1952
1952,1
1957
1958,
1958
1947
1958
55,57,
1959
1982
1982
1959


19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19

48,49,72
197
196
19
19
19
19
19


47,4
19
19


Av 84
Range 90
Total
1/ F 32
1.8
2/ Inches


1.48
5.21


- O


- cm.


aim


_ -






1982
Temperature


June


( OF)1/


1972-82 Extremes
Temperatures (F)


Ground


Date


RainZI
Inches


Miximum


Highest


Year


Minimum


Lowest


Year


Highest


Year


Lowest


Year


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
Total
1/ F


70
72
73
74
74
74
74
69
68
70
70
71
69
70
69
73
69
71
74
74
74
74
74
73
71
69
70
74
73
72
72
68


19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
45,52
19
19
19
19
19
19
48,50,
19
19
44,48,
44,48,
44,48,
19
19
19
19
19
19


1949
1966
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1966
1947
1976
1965
1948
1963
1947
1962
1959
1982
1967
1968
1955
1978
1945
1945
1974
1974
1968
1974
1974
1966


195
54,77
194
198
198
198
198
57,66,
195
195
195
195
195
194
194
194
194
196
198
197
195
197
72,54
194
194
194
195
196
195
195


8,81


71
62
65
55
45,67
72
72
56
72
67
60
60
60
55
50
50
47,78
56,7E
56
56
1,74
74
47
65
56,76
78
73,77
52
61
52


- 32


Inches


x 2.54


= cm.








1982
Temperature (OF)!/


July


1942-82 Extremes
Temperature (F)


Ground
Min


Date


Rain
Inches


Maximum


Highest


Year


Lowest


Year


Minimum
Highest Year Lowest Year


- -
0.11
a--
0.08
0.11
0.02
0.14
0.10
- -
0.02
0.01
- -
- -
- -
0.50
0.15


0.18


0.33
0.07


0.05


0.85
0.28
0.06
0.76


48,50,54,63
48,50,59
1972
1979
1953,69
1969
1979
1980
1944,81
1980
1,61,69,77,80
1951
1944,81
1946,61
57,62,79,81
1955,60
1955
48,58,69,73
1951,85
1960
1960
1960
1960
1961,62
1956,61
1951,61
1956
1956
1968
1961
1961


1966
1974,76
1968
1974
1957,58
1956
1974
1954
1950
1950,68
1963
1956
1975
1973,75
1965,72
1954
1978
1965
1961
1947
1949,70
1967
1966
1945
1945,53
45,54,64
1964
1960
1945
1965
1960


1966
1982
1970
1978,82
1945,46
1966
1945,80
1953
1954
1945
1965,80
1969
1969,80
1958
1980
47,48,81
1965
1966
1957
1981
53,57,60
1957,63
1960
1957,62
1962
1962,68
1960
44,45,68
1945
1946
1957,65


1981
1968
56,67,73
1944
1947
1972
1972
1972
1968
1964,71
44,56,72,7
1956,76
1956,71
1972
1974,77
1967
1967
1977
1977
1977
1977
1976
1977
1977
1956
55,56,77,7
1961
46,55,72,76
1956
1967
1949,64


0.85
3.82


Range 93
Total
1/ OF-32
1.8


Inches


x 2.54=


cm.








1982
Temperature (F) /


Ground
Min


Date


I2/
Rain-
Inches


August


1942-82 Extremes
~_ __Temperature (FO)


Maximum
Highest Year Lowest Year


Minimums
Highest Year Lowest Year


- -
0.33
0.03
0.45
- -
- -


54,5









51,54



57,74



50,55
48,50


1.12


0.45


6


1961
1956,
1960
1953
1956r
,61,7
1967
1977
1963


1981
1961
1956
1961
1963
,61,78,79
1957,79
1957
1980
0,75,78
1954
1962
1955,60
,62,68,80,82
,51,64,69
1964
1951
1944,49
56,59,67
1980
48,51,61
1955,61


1974


1959
1973
1957
1958
1969
1969
1947
47,50,59
1959
1970
1967
1949
1980
1967,71
1971
48,65,71
1945,58
1981, 82
1982
1949,81
1981
1977
1945
1960
1948,60
48,68,.72
1949
1981
1977
1957,72


1948,62
1965
1960
1953,58
45,58,60
45,54,68,60
44,45,53
1965
1953
1968,81
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,
1971
1973,
1976
1977
1956
1979
1967
1977
1976,
1967
1976
1962
1977
1956
1976
1977
1973
1957
56,62
1962
1962
1949
1948
1958,
1969
1962


Av. 90
Range 94
Total


1.12
5.73


- OF


- 32


- C


Inches


x 2.54


= cm.





1982


September


1972-82 Extre
ture (F)


Temperature (pF)!/
Ground


Date Max


Tempera


Rain!2/
Inches


Maximums
Highes t Year Lowest Year


Minimum
Highest Year Lowest Year


----
----


1964
1944,64
1944,51
1945
1948
1948
1948,51
1957
1948
48,,73;78
47;61,662
1945,79
1955
7,49,51,62
1950,58
1958
1957'
0,51,56,74*
1962
1958
196.1
4.,57,5, 61.
51,55,58-
1954.
1951,58
1951,55
1980
1951
50,51,74
1958


4.





4.


1953
1954,5
1960
1945
1950
1950
1950
1971
1971
1971
1971
1966
1968
1968
1946
1945.
19477
1947
48,46,56,
1962
1962
1948
1982
1963,
1963
1948
1948
1947
1949-
1967


1950 ,81
4,50,51,62
1944,51
1944,48
1944, 79
1962
1974
7,51,65,7T
45,65,68
1965,78
45, 64,73
1979
1974,79
1964,
1973'
45, 54,73'
45, 54,73,7!
1947
1945, 78
1969,53
1951,.79
47,51,54
1979
53, 74,79-
1953.
1953.
1957
51, 63, 657
1965
1945


51,66
19
19
19


0


I


69
64
67
67'
67
68.
68
68
67
65
67
65
68
65'
65
60
9. 66.
61
60
62
67T
66
63
62.
65
64
57
62
63
56


nge: ~t.
tal
OF 32-=
-0-
Inches x
Also 195


3.45
9.68


54=cm,
,1971,2.


times


64,6 7, 7
1964,7E
1978
1964-
50,64,68,
1958
1980
1956
1969
1956
1968,7(
1976
1976
1961L
1981
1981
50,75,71
1964,7:
1967
1967
1967
1961.
1956
1961
1947,64
1962-


- a-
- -- -






October


1982


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


Temperatur
Ground
Min Min
72 72
76 74
74 74
71 70
72 72
71 70
71 70
70 70
69 70
69 70
69 68
69 68
66 66
69 68
65 66
60 60
58 56
53 57
62 64
64 68
64 62
63 62
66 68
56 58
49 48
47 45
52 52
52 56
59 58
62 62
65 66


e (F)1/
Raint-
Inches
0.22
0.02
----
--


----

- -- -



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

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


0.66
----
----
----

- -- a
- -- -


1942-82 Extremes
Temperature(oF


Tepraue F


Maximum


Highest Ye
93 19
95 19
95 19
94 19
95 19
92 19
91 51,55
93 19
92 19
93 19.
92 19.
93 19.
92 19(
90 19(
92 192
91 192
92 192
88 49,51
91 191
89 19
88 19
88 19!
89 19!
89 195
88 19
89 191
89 196
89 197
90 197
93 195
90 19


Minimum


Lowes
80
76
82
79
79
78
72
74
78
73
65
72
76
71
70
72
75
70
72
72
72
70
73
73
64
71
65
71
73
70
70


Year
1949,67
1951
1957,76
1948,74
1974
1964
1964
1964
1953
1953
1978
1971
1944
1977
1977
1978
1950
1977
1953
1955
1964
1976
1965
1982
1982
1982
1957
1957
1944
1968
1955


st


Highe
74
76
74
74
77
73
76
73
72
73
71
73
72
72
72
71
72
74


* Year
1948,
1982
1964,
62,64,66
1966
1945
1962
1962,
54,66,7;
1971
47,48,54
1961
1959
1964
1964
1959
1959
1968
1968
1950
1959
1969
1969
1969
1951
1951,
1946,
1972
1949
1949
1949.


st


Lowe
62
56
57
55
58
59
57
58
58
58
56
56
50
53
53
50
55
51
52
50
43
45
46
50
49
47
42
44
46
43
46


ar


t __


Av.
Range
Total
1/ OF


3.2(


- 32


= C.


Inches


x 2.54


- cm.


------


Ye
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19.
19
19.
19
19
19,
19.
19,
19
19'
191
191
191
191
191
19i
191
1968,1
19(
191
191
19(
19'


Rai
Max
1.8
3.2
1.1
0.8
1.4
0.8
0.7
0.9
0.8
2.8
2.3
1.9
1.0
0.6
1.0
1.2
1.5
2.1
1.5
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.8
2.2(
1.72
0.8
0.01
0.0
2.8>
1.5:
1.9


,59















77
81



59





November


1982


1942-82


Extremes


Temperature


Temperature


Ground
Min


Date


Rain2./
Inches


Maximum
Highest Year Lowest Year


Miniumun


Highest Year Lowest Year


1971
1961
1962
1972
1959
1959
1%1
1957,
1946
6,75,77,
1961
1961
1949
1948,
1944,
1957
1957
47,48,60
1948,
1948,
1948,
1948,
1948,
1958
1946,
1946
1948
1948
1973
1968


1965
1953
1963
1966
1970
1950
1953
1959
1950
1956
1953
1953
1968
1968
1975
1969
1970
1970
1951
1951
1968
1944
1945
1945
1970
1970
1950
1947
1959
1955


1960
1971
1979,8:
1982
1981
1958
1972
1972
1949
1980
1979
1979
1979
1947,7:
1980
1951
1980
1947
1948
1946,4
1948
1947
47,48,53
1953
1957
1979
1948
1948
1964
1972


Av.
Range
Total
1/ OF


0.22
0.33


- 32


Inches


x 2.54


= cm.


= C


-






1982
Temperature (OF)


Ground
L Min


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


Rain2/
Inches


- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.04
--
- -
- -
- -


0.13
0.67
- -
- -
trace
0.13


December


1942-1982 Extremes
Temperature (F)


Teprtr (0F


Maximum
Highest Year Lowest Year


1978
1977
1968
1978
1964,78
1982
1972
1978
1978
1960
1971
1947,48
1961
1956
1956
1961
48,56,59
1956
1946.67


1946,
1956
1948
1970
1944
1970
1962
1962
1962
1960
1946,
1951


1976
1976
1976
1974
1945
1945
1962
1962
1973
1954
1962
1973
1962
1962
1962
1968
1968
1973
1953
945,50
1954
1977
1975
1976
1963
1963
1977
1977
1980
1980
1948


Minimum
Highest Year Lowest Year


1977
1982
1982
1964
1978
1977
1979,82
1972,82
1972,82
1982
1967
1976
1953
1972
1972
1965
1977
1961
1961
1946
1951
1951
1971
1947
1951
1964
1951
1949
1949
1949,45
1949


1966
1966
3,69,74
1974
1974
1963
1977
1959,7
1968
1974
1962
1957
1962
1962
1962
1968
1960,6
1973
1950
1958
1954
1973
1973
1973
1966
1961
1977
1977
1961 8(
1961
1948,8(


AV.
Range
Total
1/ F


0.67
0.97


- 32


Inches


x 2.54


= cm.










1/
Inches-


rainfall at


ARC


Ona


1982 compared


with average


1943-


By months


Accumulative


months


1943-


1943


Days*


1982


Excess


Deficit


Rain


1982


Excess


Deficit


Rain


Jan.


2


Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total


58 15.44


53.6


22.48
31.43
39.57
46.90
50.02


.23 14.


53.61
53.61


11.6


12.68
17.89
33.33


42.88
52.56


56.23


or more inches


Inches


rainfall.


- cm.









1982 Frequency


of Maximum


1/
Temperatures-


, days


(OF)


Apr


May


June


July


Aug


Sept


Nov


Total


(OF)


80-89


80-89
70-79
60-69


50-59


40-49


Total


2/
- 31


1982


Frequency


of Minimum


Temperatures-


, days


Apr


May


June


July


Aug


Sept


Nov


Total


(OF)


60-6


40-49


70-79
60-69
50-59
40-49
39
38
37
36
35
34
33


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Summary


of Temperature


Reoords


Months


Extreme
ground


1982 Av


Month


Max


Min.


1944-


Mean


Max.


1982


Av.
Min.


Extremes


Mean


High


Low


1944-


Extremes


High


Low


surface
Avg.


Extremes


Jan.


80.4
80.6


Apr.
May
June
July
Aug
Sept


Nov.
Dec.


88.9
90.8


83.1
79.5
77.1


49.4
57.4
57.7
62.6


71.6
71.6
70.3
64.0


68.9


79.4


48.7
50.0
54.9


57.3


62.4


80.5
81.2


79.4
73.6
70.2


56.4


90.3


89.2
85.0
78.9
74.7


74.7
67.4


61.3


_ ~~___


1982


min.









Evaporation Rates


, Water


Temperatures,


Solar


Radiation


Wind


Speeds.


1982 Evaporation


Evaporation


Av cm/day


Solar


Water temp
Extremes


Max


radiation


Av. Watts
meter2 ne:


Watts


Wind


speed


miles per


meters


s/hr-


hour


meters
crNs


January


February


March

April

May

June


.346


0.453


.448

.463

.582


July


1.70


August

September

October


.606


November


December


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