JULY 17TH, 1974-After striking a tree and passing through a chain, lightning kills Norma Jean, a 6500 lb. performing elephant tethered to a tree in the town square at Oquawka, IL where a circus had pitched a big top.
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JULY 17TH, 1974-After striking a tree and passing through a chain, lightning kills Norma Jean, a 6500 lb. performing elephant tethered to a tree in the town square at Oquawka, IL where a circus had pitched a big top.
JULY 17TH, 1974 |
After striking a tree and passing through a chain, lightning kills Norma Jean, a 6500 lb. performing elephant tethered to a tree in the town square at Oquawka, IL where a circus had pitched a big top. |
JULY 17TH, 1941 |
A prolonged heat wave over Washington State finally came to an end. Lightning from untimely thunderstorms was responsible for 598 forest fires. |
JULY 16TH, 1946 |
The temperature at Medford OR soared to an all-time high of 115 degrees to begin a two week heat wave. During that Oregon heat wave the mercury hit 100 degrees at Sexton Summit for the only time in forty years of records. |
JULY 16TH, 1975 |
An early afternoon thunderstorm raked the east side of Tucson AZ with gale force winds, heavy rain, and numerous lightning strikes. A thirteen year old boy was swept through a forty foot long culvert by raging waters before being rescued. |
JULY 15TH, 1980 |
The suburbs of Minneapolis are hammered by powerful thunderstorms, hailstorms and small tornadoes, leaving 100,000 without power. Downward rushing winds cause an estimated $43 million in damages in Dakota County. |
JULY 15TH, 1916 |
A dying South Atlantic Coast storm produced torrential rains in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Altapass NC was drenched with more than 22 inches of rain, a 24 hour rainfall record for the state. Flooding resulted in considerable damage, particularly to railroads. |
JULY 14TH, 1936 |
Extreme heat prevailed across the central U.S. as severe drought raged from Texas to the Dakotas. Record high temperatures were established in sixteen states that summer, including readings as high as 120 degrees in the Great Plains Region. On this particular date, afternoon highs for 113 stations across the state of Iowa averaged 108.7 degrees. |
JULY 14TH, 1987 |
Severe thunderstorms in Iowa produced eight inches of golf ball size hail near Grafton IA, completely stripping corn stalks in the area. Hail caused more than a million dollars damage to crops in Worth County and Mitchell County, and another million dollars damage in Ada County and Crawford County. |
JULY 13TH, 1980 |
Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Memphis TN, 108 degrees at Macon GA, and 105 degrees at Atlanta GA, established all- time records for those three cities. The high of 110 degrees at Newington GA was just two degrees shy of the state record. |
JULY 13TH, 1895 |
A tornado struck Cherry Hill in New Jersey causing fifty thousand dollars damage. It also descended into the Harlem and Woodhaven areas of New York City killing one person, and finally ended as a waterspout in Jamaica Bay. |
JULY 12TH, 1951 |
The Kaw River flood occurred. The month of June that year was the wettest of record for the state of Kansas, and during the four days preceding the flood much of eastern Kansas and western Missouri received more than ten inches of rain. Flooding in the Midwest claimed 41 lives, left 200 thousand persons homeless, and caused a billion dollars property damage. Kansas City was hardest hit. The central industrial district sustained 870 million dollars property damage. |
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Issuing Time | Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST | Valid Until | Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST |
Strong northerly winds are forecast to develop across the San Francisco Bay Area by midday Tuesday and continue through midday Wednesday. A strong..cold and dry storm system will sweep into northern and central California late Monday night and Tuesday morning. This system will generate strong and gusty north to northest winds across the region from midday Tuesday through midday Wednesday.
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Weather Station: Merced / Castle Air Force Base , CA , US | |||
July Data | Choose another month |
Averages | |
Average High Temperature
11.70 °C
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Average Low Temperature
3.30 °C
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Average Mean Temp
7.20 °C
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Average Dew Point
3.30 °C
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Average Windspeed
5.60 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
*
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
87.7
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
75.4
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Typical Sky Cover
*
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
5.61
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
8
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Days With Thunderstorms
1
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Days With Fog
22
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Days With Snow
*
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
7
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
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Records | |
Record High
23.90 °C
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Record Low
-6.70 °C
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Record Wind Speed
94.40 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
1.8 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
1.50 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
205 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
56 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.05 mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
15.00 °C
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Average Low Temperature
5.00 °C
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Average Mean Temp
10.00 °C
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Average Dew Point
4.40 °C
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Average Windspeed
7.40 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
32.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
83.8
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
63.5
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Typical Sky Cover
*
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
4.92
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
7
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Days With Thunderstorms
1
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Days With Fog
16
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Days With Snow
0
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
3
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
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Records | |
Record High
25.00 °C
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Record Low
-5.00 °C
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Record Wind Speed
100.00 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
* cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
* cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
146 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
43 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.23 mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
17.80 °C
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Average Low Temperature
6.10 °C
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Average Mean Temp
12.20 °C
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Average Dew Point
6.10 °C
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Average Windspeed
7.40 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
32.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
81.2
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
58.3
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Typical Sky Cover
*
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
4.82
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
8
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Days With Thunderstorms
1
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Days With Fog
9
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Days With Snow
0
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
1
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
|
Records | |
Record High
30.00 °C
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Record Low
-3.90 °C
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Record Wind Speed
94.40 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
* cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
* cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
162 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
67 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
22.20 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
8.30 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
15.60 °C
|
Average Dew Point
6.70 °C
|
Average Windspeed
7.40 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
32.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
73.4
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
43.8
|
Typical Sky Cover
*
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
3.10
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
5
|
Days With Thunderstorms
1
|
Days With Fog
4
|
Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
1
|
Records | |
Record High
36.10 °C
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Record Low
0.60 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
88.90 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
* cm
|
Record 24-hour Snowfall
* cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
100 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
43 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
26.70 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
11.70 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
19.40 °C
|
Average Dew Point
7.80 °C
|
Average Windspeed
9.30 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
32.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
64.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
35.3
|
Typical Sky Cover
*
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.84
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
2
|
Days With Thunderstorms
1
|
Days With Fog
1
|
Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
5
|
Records | |
Record High
41.10 °C
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Record Low
2.80 °C
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Record Wind Speed
79.60 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
43 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
35 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 mm
|
Averages | |
Average High Temperature
31.10 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
14.40 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
22.80 °C
|
Average Dew Point
10.60 °C
|
Average Windspeed
11.10 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
32.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
60.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
34.6
|
Typical Sky Cover
*
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.15
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
|
|
Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
1
|
Days With Thunderstorms
1
|
Days With Fog
1
|
Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
13
|
Records | |
Record High
44.40 °C
|
Record Low
6.10 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
74.10 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
12 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
11 mm
|
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
34.40 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
17.20 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
26.10 °C
|
Average Dew Point
10.60 °C
|
Average Windspeed
9.30 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
32.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
53.5
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
29.8
|
Typical Sky Cover
*
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.05
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
1
|
Days With Thunderstorms
1
|
Days With Fog
1
|
Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
25
|
Records | |
Record High
43.90 °C
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Record Low
10.00 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
55.60 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
16 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
16 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
33.30 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
16.70 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
25.00 °C
|
Average Dew Point
11.10 °C
|
Average Windspeed
9.30 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
32.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
58.4
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
32.7
|
Typical Sky Cover
*
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.08
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
1
|
Days With Thunderstorms
1
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Days With Fog
1
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Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
21
|
Records | |
Record High
41.70 °C
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Record Low
10.00 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
53.70 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
12 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
12 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
30.60 °C
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Average Low Temperature
14.40 °C
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Average Mean Temp
22.80 °C
|
Average Dew Point
10.00 °C
|
Average Windspeed
7.40 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
10.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
64.7
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
35.8
|
Typical Sky Cover
*
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.48
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
1
|
Days With Thunderstorms
1
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Days With Fog
2
|
Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
12
|
Records | |
Record High
41.10 °C
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Record Low
5.60 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
77.80 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
41 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
32 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
25.00 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
10.60 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
17.80 °C
|
Average Dew Point
8.90 °C
|
Average Windspeed
5.60 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
*
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
75.5
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
43.6
|
Typical Sky Cover
*
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
1.52
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
2
|
Days With Thunderstorms
1
|
Days With Fog
8
|
Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
*
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
2
|
Records | |
Record High
37.20 °C
|
Record Low
0.00 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
79.60 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
58 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
45 mm
|
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
17.20 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
6.10 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
11.70 °C
|
Average Dew Point
5.60 °C
|
Average Windspeed
5.60 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
*
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
81.4
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
58.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
*
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
3.83
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
6
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Days With Thunderstorms
1
|
Days With Fog
18
|
Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
1
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
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Records | |
Record High
31.70 °C
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Record Low
-2.20 °C
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Record Wind Speed
85.20 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
* cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
* cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
110 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
37 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
11.70 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
3.30 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
7.80 °C
|
Average Dew Point
3.90 °C
|
Average Windspeed
5.60 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
*
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
87.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
75.1
|
Typical Sky Cover
*
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
4.37
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
8
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Days With Thunderstorms
1
|
Days With Fog
23
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Days With Snow
*
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
7
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
|
Records | |
Record High
22.20 °C
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Record Low
-7.20 °C
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Record Wind Speed
92.60 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
2.3 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
2.30 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
187 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
43 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.10 mm
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Fire danger extreme | 6% | 5% |
Friday | ![]() |
Fire danger extreme | 6% | 5% |
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Fire danger extreme | 6% | 5% |
Sunday | ![]() |
Fire danger extreme | 6% | 5% |
Monday | ![]() |
Fire danger extreme | 6% | 5% |
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