June, 2008 climate summaries

June averaged drier and warmer than normal at Evansville and Paducah. Monthly rainfall was 20 to 40 percent below normal, or one to two inches below normal.

  • At Evansville, June was the first month since November of 2007 that monthly precipitation was below normal. At Paducah, June was the first month since January that precipitation was below normal.
  • Temperatures averaged somewhat warmer than normal, mainly overnight lows.

...EVANSVILLE...

...THE EVANSVILLE ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2008
WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             104   06/26/1954
 LOW               41   06/01/1966
                        06/02/1956
HIGHEST            93   06/12        86       7       93  06/17
                        06/08                             06/16
LOWEST             55   06/18        63      -8       54  06/10
AVG. MAXIMUM     86.5              86.1     0.4     87.1
AVG. MINIMUM     66.3              63.5     2.8     64.2
MEAN             76.4              74.8     1.6     75.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      8              10.0    -2.0        8
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.44   1900
 MINIMUM         0.38   1933
TOTALS           3.09              4.10   -1.01     2.71
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.14   -0.04     0.09
DAYS >= .01        11               9.0     2.0       12
DAYS >= .10         6                MM      MM        8
DAYS >= .50         1                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               1.0    -1.0        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.27   06/13 TO 06/13
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM
DEGREE_DAYS
COOLING TOTAL     351               304      47      327
 SINCE 1/1        424               439     -15      554
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/300    DATE  06/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    54/300    DATE  06/27
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
...PADUCAH...
...THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2008
WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             106   06/30/1952
 LOW               44   06/01/1993
HIGHEST            93   06/08        86       7       93  06/17
                        06/07                             06/15
LOWEST             54   06/18        65     -11       57  06/10
AVG. MAXIMUM     87.0              85.2     1.8     87.6
AVG. MINIMUM     66.9              63.8     3.1     64.4
MEAN             76.9              74.5     2.4     76.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      8              12.0    -4.0       11
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.98   1998
 MINIMUM         0.41   1988
TOTALS           2.89              4.51   -1.62     5.09
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.15   -0.05     0.17
DAYS >= .01         6               8.0    -2.0        9
DAYS >= .10         4                MM      MM        7
DAYS >= .50         1                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               1.0    -1.0        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.54   06/13 TO 06/13
                        06/12 TO 06/13
                        06/13 TO 06/13
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM
DEGREE_DAYS
COOLING TOTAL     366               308      58      338
 SINCE 1/1        466               465       1      626
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/01/1984
 LATEST       04/28/1992
EARLIEST      03/03             10/26
LATEST        04/15             04/04
.................................................................
WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/280    DATE  06/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/280    DATE  06/13
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   75

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      8
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

 



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