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  92 (1980) 62 (1975) 72 (1962) 45 (1967) 2.59 (2003)
02  95 (1980) 62 (2006) 71 (1959) 43 (1970) 1.32 (1990)
03  90 (1999) 64 (2006) 73 (1993) 42 (1967) 1.39 (1974)
04  90 (1999) 61 (1974) 69 (1985) 40 (1997) 1.18 (1993)
05  90 (1983) 64 (2006) 71 (1985) 43 (1994) 0.53 (1980)
06  91 (1983) 63 (1984) 72 (1985) 41 (2000) 2.11 (1968)
07  89 (2007) 62 (1986) 70 (1985) 38 (1962) 1.86 (1958)
08  92 (1959) 61 (1978) 70 (2007) 42 (1955) 1.88 (1987)
09  95 (1959) 61 (1956) 68 (1959) 39 (1956) 1.43 (2006)
10  95 (1983) 64 (1956) 68 (1962) 34 (1956) 1.07 (1968)
11  93 (1983) 59 (1960) 67 (1983) 37 (1995) 1.71 (1960)
12  90 (2005) 59 (1965) 68 (1971) 38 (1958) 2.54 (1960)
13  92 (2005) 58 (1963) 68 (1961) 37 (1985) 1.21 (1987)
14  88 (2005) 60 (1975) 69 (1961) 37 (1964) 1.28 (1973)
15  91 (2005) 57 (1956) 68 (2002) 38 (1975) 2.46 (2002)
16  90 (1991) 58 (1999) 72 (2005) 37 (1964) 4.91 (1999)
17  87 (1991) 53 (1990) 66 (1991) 36 (1986) 2.54 (2004)
18  86 (1955) 59 (1956) 65 (1965) 36 (1990) 3.49 (2004)
19  90 (1983) 57 (1987) 63 (1977) 34 (1959) 0.88 (1960)
20  91 (1983) 56 (1956) 67 (1988) 33 (1993) 0.39 (1975)
21  87 (1980) 57 (1962) 69 (1965) 32 (1956) 1.80 (1983)
22  88 (1980) 54 (1999) 71 (1980) 34 (1997) 1.31 (1992)
23  87 (1959) 51 (1981) 68 (1965) 35 (1974) 2.01 (2003)
24  88 (1970) 54 (1989) 68 (1984) 30 (1974) 1.72 (2001)
25  87 (1970) 54 (1977) 67 (1970) 35 (1971) 1.07 (1975)
26  83 (1970) 53 (2000) 65 (1958) 36 (1978) 1.46 (1977)
27  85 (1998) 52 (1956) 65 (1998) 31 (1957) 5.98 (1985)
28  81 (1959) 48 (1984) 65 (1959) 30 (1957) 1.71 (2006)
29  78 (1987) 52 (1970) 69 (1959) 29 (2000) 1.04 (1963)
30  84 (1986) 50 (1992) 67 (1959) 32 (1991) 1.02 (1999)

SEPTEMBER EXTREMES:

DAILY:
    RECORD HIGH: 95 ON THE 10TH IN 1983 and 95 on 9th 1959
    RECORD LOW: 29 ON THE 29TH IN 2000   
    
    LOWEST MAX: 48 ON THE 28TH IN 1984
    HIGHEST MIN: 73 ON THE 3RD IN 1993      
    
    MAX PCPN: 5.98" ON THE 27TH IN 1985

DAILY TOP FIVE:

    HIGHEST TEMPERATURE         LOWEST TEMPERATURE
    HIGH     DATE     YEAR      LOW     DATE     YEAR
     95       10      1983       29      29      2000
     95        2      1980       30      24      1974      
     95        9      1959       30      28      1957
     93        9      2002       31      24      1963
     93       11      1983       31      27      1957

    HIGHEST PRECIPITATION
    AMOUNT   DATE     YEAR
    5.98"     27      1985
    4.91"     16      1999
    3.49"     18      2004
    2.59"      1      2003
    2.54"     17      2004

MOST DAYS WITH MAX OF 90 OR MORE: 6 IN 1983

MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES (NORMAL: 62.5):
    WARMEST             COLDEST            
    1. 68.4  1961       1. 57.9  1956  
    2. 67.3  1959       2. 59.5  1962  
    3. 66.1  1980       3. 59.9  1975  
    4. 65.5  1971       4. 60.0  2000  
    5. 64.9  2002                1963  
                        5. 60.1  1966
  
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION (NORMAL: 3.86"):                    
    WETTEST             DRIEST           
    1. 9.76"  1999      1. 0.82"  1964  
    2. 9.38"  2004      2. 0.99"  1961  
    3. 8.35"  2003      3. 1.09"  1959  
    4. 8.15"  1987      4. 1.10"  1982  
    5. 7.83"  1985      5. 1.36"  1984
    
Last updated 09/26/2007