August 2002 Archive
County: Baker
City: Macclenny
State: Florida
Station Name: Baker County 2
Station # :BC02
Lat:30.248N Long:82.118W
Temperature:
Average monthly: 80.5 Departure from normal: -2.2
Average maximum: 91.3 Highest: 96.4 (35.8) on 8/6
Average minimum: 69.6 Lowest: 57.9 (14.4) on 8/9
Records:
8/9: 57.9 New (62 on 1987)
Number of days with:
Maximum of 105 or above: 0
Maximum of 90 or above: 14
Maximum of 65 or below: 0
Maximum of 32 or below: 0
Minimum of 50 or below: 0
Minimum of 32 or below: 0
Minimum of 0 or below: 0
Precipitation (liquid or melted):
Monthly total: 9.58" Monthly norm: 7.23"
Departure from normal: +2.35
Year to Date: 35.12" (89%) (Norm Year to date: (39.45") Departure from normal: -4.33
Most in 24 hours: 3.00"
Days with 0.01" or more: 17
Days with 0.10" or more: 13
Days with 1.00" or more: 3
Wind:
Highest gust: 18 (16 kt) on 8/2 8/4
Highest 1-min Avg: 11 (10 kt) on 8/4 8/8 8/14 8/20 8/29
Avg Wind Spd: 1.1 (0.9 kt)
Dew Pt:
Highest: 80.2 (26.8) on 8/17
Lowest: 56.1 (13.4) on 8/9
Relative Humidity:
Highest: 97% on 8/2 8/5 8/11 8/14-8/18 8/21-8/23 8/28-8/31
Lowest: 41% on 8/8
Days of Lowest Rh% <_30%: 0/31 (0%)
Barometric Pressure:
Highest: 30.269"/hg (1025.0 mb) on 8/16
Lowest: 29.797"/hg (1009.0 mb) on 8/6
The rainy season was in full swing as we where +2.35" above normal for the month. Relative Humidity readings remained above 30%. Dew Point readings broke the 80º mark again for the 2nd month in a row (8/17). We still remain in 5 yr drought despite the above normal rainfall. 1 new record was set on the 8/9 (57.9º) as a strong cold front moved through for this time of year.
**AVGS BASED ON 68 YEARS OF CLIMATE DATA FROM Glen St Mary 1W,FL [1931-1998] (5 mi NW of me)**
