August Daily Records for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Avoca), PA

Period of Record: 1955-Present

    MAX TEMPS           MIN TEMPS         PRECIPITATION
DAY HI YEAR   LO YEAR   HI YEAR   LO YEAR   MAX  YEAR
01  96 (1955) 67 (1976) 73 (1979) 49 (1998) 1.36 (1965)
02  96 (2002) 69 (1961) 76 (2006) 49 (1976) 0.90 (1971)
03  96 (2005) 70 (1965) 72 (1975) 47 (1956) 1.34 (1971)
04  97 (2005) 67 (1971) 74 (1975) 49 (1956) 0.71 (1969)
05  94 (1955) 67 (1959) 72 (1955) 45 (1972) 1.81 (1990)
06  95 (1955) 67 (1956) 71 (1962) 43 (1957) 1.13 (1988)
07  96 (2001) 64 (1975) 70 (1968) 48 (1994) 1.60 (2007)
08  94 (2001) 67 (1989) 73 (1980) 46 (1989) 0.98 (2007)
09  98 (2001) 68 (1962) 71 (1965) 46 (1989) 0.97 (1991)
10  90 (2005) 61 (1962) 71 (1984) 48 (1964) 0.90 (1986)
11  92 (2005) 65 (1982) 71 (1966) 46 (1972) 3.69 (2003)
12  94 (2005) 61 (1979) 72 (1988) 48 (2006) 1.83 (1964)
13  97 (2005) 67 (1964) 71 (2005) 45 (1957) 2.86 (1955)
14  96 (2005) 68 (1964) 76 (1988) 48 (1983) 0.98 (1994)
15  94 (1995) 60 (1979) 74 (1995) 50 (1963) 2.41 (1969)
16  92 (1995) 68 (1992) 72 (1995) 49 (1979) 3.18 (1966)
17  94 (1995) 63 (1972) 71 (1955) 43 (1979) 1.55 (1994)
18  93 (1995) 63 (1979) 71 (1965) 45 (1981) 4.40 (1955)
19  89 (1983) 68 (1960) 69 (1955) 46 (1977) 0.45 (1991)
20  94 (1983) 61 (1990) 70 (1962) 45 (1998) 1.22 (1997)
21  93 (2005) 60 (2007) 69 (1968) 43 (2000) 1.07 (1991)
22  91 (1968) 65 (1965) 70 (1959) 42 (1982) 1.33 (1965)
23  89 (1972) 67 (2000) 72 (1968) 44 (1973) 1.27 (1986)
24  89 (1993) 67 (1971) 72 (1968) 44 (1971) 1.58 (1988)
25  93 (2007) 64 (1967) 72 (2007) 43 (1987) 1.53 (1961)
26  93 (1959) 68 (2006) 69 (1975) 47 (1956) 0.90 (1961)
27  92 (1993) 62 (1987) 70 (1976) 46 (1958) 1.85 (1987)
28  93 (1973) 61 (1986) 73 (1973) 44 (1957) 1.36 (1993)
29  92 (1991) 62 (2002) 71 (1979) 38 (1982) 1.95 (2006)
30  93 (1991) 66 (1965) 73 (2005) 41 (1986) 0.98 (1955)
31  92 (1995) 63 (1985) 71 (1980) 42 (1976) 1.22 (1956)

AUGUST EXTREMES:

DAILY:
    RECORD HIGH: 98 ON THE 9TH IN 2001
    RECORD LOW: 38 ON THE 29TH IN 1982   
    
    LOWEST MAX: 60 ON THE 15TH IN 1979
    HIGHEST MIN: 76 ON THE 14TH IN 1988
                    AND 2ND IN 2006      
    
    MAX PCPN: 4.40" ON THE 18TH IN 1955

DAILY TOP FIVE:

    HIGHEST TEMPERATURE         LOWEST TEMPERATURE
    HIGH     DATE     YEAR      LOW     DATE     YEAR
     98        9      2001       38      29      1982
     97       13      2005       40      29      1986      
     97        4      2005       41      30      1986
     96       14      2005       42      22      1982
     96        8      2005       42      31      1976

    HIGHEST PRECIPITATION
    AMOUNT     DATE  YEAR
    4.40"  18   1955     
    3.69"  11   2003     
    3.18"  16   1966     
    2.86"  13   1955     
    2.41"  15   1969     

MOST DAYS WITH MAX OF 90 OR MORE: 12 IN 1995

MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES (NORMAL: 70.3):
    WARMEST             COLDEST
    1. 75.5  2005	1. 66.1  1982
    2. 75.2  1980		 1957  
    3. 74.7  1995	2. 67.3  1994  
    4. 73.6  1955	3. 67.4  1986  
    5. 73.3  1959	4. 67.5  1997  
                  	5. 67.7  2000  
                 
  
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION (NORMAL: 3.10"):                    
    WETTEST             DRIEST           
    1. 11.76  1955      1. 0.95  1995  
    2.  6.78  1994      2. 1.23  1980  
    3.  6.17  2003      3. 1.24  1996  
    4.  5.69  1990      4. 1.38  1957  
    5.  5.30  1997      5. 1.43  1968
    
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