December 2004 Archive
County: Baker
City: Macclenny
State: Florida
Station Name: Baker County 2
Station # :BC02
Lat:30.248N Long:82.118W
Temperature:
Average monthly: 54.8 Departure from normal: -3.0
Average maximum: 67.6 Highest: 80.7 (27.1) on 12/9
Average minimum: 41.9 Lowest: 28.1 (-4.6) on 12/15
Records:
Number of days with:
Maximum of 105 or above: 0
Maximum of 90 or above: 0
Maximum of 65 or below: 17
Maximum of 32 or below: 0
Minimum of 50 or below: 18
Minimum of 32 or below: 6
Minimum of 0 or below: 0
Precipitation (liquid or melted):
Monthly total: 4.21" Monthly norm: 3.11"
Departure from normal: +1.10
Year to Date: 63.50" (114%) (Norm Year to date: (55.54") Departure from normal: +7.96
Snow Grains/Sleet: Trace (12/26)
Most in 24 hours: 1.80"
Days with 0.01" or more: 6
Days with 0.10" or more: 5
Days with 1.00" or more: 2
Wind:
Highest gust: 26 (23 kt) on 12/11
Highest 1-min Avg: 14 (12 kt) on 12/19
Avg Wind Spd: 2.3 (2.0 kt)
Dew Pt:
Highest: 71.0 (21.7) on 12/8
Lowest: 8.4 (-13.1) on 12/20
Relative Humidity:
Highest: 99% on 12/8 12/9 12/28
Lowest: 25% on 12/20
Days of Lowest Rh% <_35%: 3/31 (10%)
Barometric Pressure:
Highest: 30.566"/hg (1035.1 mb) on 12/28
Lowest: 29.674"/hg (1004.9 mb) on 12/10
Overall, Dec. was below normal for temp. but had to distinct seasons,
it was initally normal for the first 5 days on the month then returned
to summer with upper 70s/low 80s for the next 5 days then turned colder
with a brief warm up before Xmas then Winter came on strong with a cold,
wet Xmas and a brief period of Snow Grains/Sleet on the 26th before it turned
warmer and dryer to end the month. Rainfall remained above normal for
both the month and year.
**AVGS BASED ON 68 YEARS OF CLIMATE DATA FROM Glen St Mary 1W,FL [1931-1998] (5 mi NW of me)**
