May 2005 Archive
County: Baker
City: Macclenny
State: Florida
Station Name: Baker County 2
Station # :BC02
Lat:30.248N Long:82.118W
Temperature:
Average monthly: 73.4 Departure from normal: -2.1
Average maximum: 86.9 Highest: 93.8 (34.3) on 5/29
Average minimum: 59.9 Lowest: 51.6 (10.9) on 5/6
Records:
5/4: 70.2 (74 in 1971) [Low Hi]
5/5: 66.4 (68 in 1957) [Low Hi]
5/6: 72.4 (73 in 1989) [Low Hi]
Number of days with:
Maximum of 105 or above: 0
Maximum of 90 or above: 5
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: 3.52" Monthly norm: 3.74"
Departure from normal: -0.22
Year to Date: 20.47" (111%) (Norm Year to date: (18.48") Departure from normal: +1.99
Most in 24 hours: 0.91"
Days with 0.01" or more: 10
Days with 0.10" or more: 7
Days with 1.00" or more: 0
Wind:
Highest gust: 21 (18 kt) on 5/17 & 5/24
Highest 1-min Avg: 12 (10 kt) on 5/24
Avg Wind Spd: 2 (1.7 kt)
Dew Pt:
Highest: 76.9 (24.7) on 5/31
Lowest: 50.3 (10.2) on 5/7
Relative Humidity:
Highest: 98% on 5/1 5/2 5/7-5/9 5/12-5/14 5/18-5/20 5/23 5/24 5/31
Lowest: 34% on 5/29
Days of Lowest Rh% <_35%: 2/31 (6%)
Barometric Pressure:
Highest: 30.177"/hg (1021.9 mb) on 5/7
Lowest: 29.586"/hg (1001.9 mb) on 5/24
The relative cool spring continues with only 5 90º days by the end of the month.
May continued to be a month in transition as cold front passage occurred early in the
month with 3 record Low HiS 5/4-5/6. By the middle of month, the synoptic pattern
changed towards a summer pattern but enhanced by shortwave troughs enhancing the rainfall
which was slighly below normal but above normal for the year. By the end of the month,
the Bermuda ridge became the dominate feature with very little rain except the last 2 days
of the month.
**AVGS BASED ON 73 YEARS OF CLIMATE DATA FROM Glen St Mary 1W,FL [1931-2004] (5 mi NW of me)**
