May 2006 Archive
County: Baker
City: Macclenny
State: Florida
Station Name: Baker County 2
Station # :BC02
Lat:30.247N Long:82.120W
Temperature:
Average monthly: 73.3 Departure from normal: +0.7
Average maximum: 86.9 Highest: 97.7 (36.5) on 5/21
Average minimum: 59.8 Lowest: 45.2 (7.3) on 5/2
Records:
None
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: 4
Minimum of 32 or below: 0
Minimum of 0 or below: 0
Precipitation (liquid or melted):
Monthly total: 1.43" Monthly norm: 3.49"
Departure from normal: -2.06
Year to Date: 13.16" (73%) (Norm Year to date: (18.08") Departure from normal: -4.92
Most in 24 hours: 0.79"
Days with 0.01" or more: 4
Days with 0.10" or more: 4
Days with 1.00" or more: 0
Wind:
Highest gust: 27 (23 kt) on 5/7
Highest 1-min Avg: 14 (12 kt) on 5/7 5/18 5/29
Avg Wind Spd: 2.3 (2.0 kt)
Dew Pt:
Highest: 75.3 (24.1) on 5/28
Lowest: 40.5 (4.7) on 5/1
Relative Humidity:
Highest: 100% on 5/9 5/25
Lowest: 27% on 5/1-5/3 5/14 5/21
Days of Lowest Rh% <_35%: 14/31 (45%)
Barometric Pressure:
Highest: 30.186"/hg (1022.2 mb) on 5/1
Lowest: 29.765"/hg (1008.0 mb) on 5/17
The very warm spring continues with avg temp +0.7º above normal. 14 days of 90+ where recorded.
The drought of 2006 continues into its 3rd month with almost -5" in the whole for the year.
Overall the month was dominated by weak frontal passages and warm sfc high pressure systems and sporadic
rainfall with the greatest 1 day total of 0.79".
**AVGS BASED ON 74 YEARS OF CLIMATE DATA FROM Glen St Mary 1W,FL [1931-2005] (5 mi NW of me)**
