THE YEAR 2003 IN REVIEW AT AKRON-CANTON AIRPORT...


TEMPERATURES:   AVERAGE HIGH  57.5    WHICH IS 1.4 BELOW NORMAL
                AVERAGE LOW   40.1             0.1 ABOVE NORMAL
                AVERAGE       48.8             0.7 BELOW NORMAL
                

                WARMEST  89 ON JUL 4TH
                COLDEST  -8 ON JAN 27TH
     
                RECORD HIGHS  81 APR 15    RECORD LOWS  38 JUN  2
                              76 NOV  4                 
                                       
                                       
      
PRECIPITATION: TOTAL 51.11 INCHES WHICH IS 12.64 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

PEAK WIND:  58 MPH FROM THE WEST ON NOVEMBER 12TH

HIGHLIGHTS....

10TH COLDEST WINTER ON RECORD 2002-03 (DEC., JAN., FEB.) AT 23.4 DEGREES.
 THE COLDEST WINTER ON RECORD IS 20.7 DEGREES IN 1976-77.

4TH WETTEST MAY ON RECORD WITH 8.16 INCHES. THE WETTEST MAY ON RECORD IS
9.60 INCHES IN 1956.

WETTEST JULY ON RECORD WITH 12.55 INCHES.

5TH WETTEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD WITH 7.48 INCHES. THE WETTEST SEPTEMBER
ON RECORD IS 11.98 INCHES IN 1926.

3RD WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD WITH 51.11 INCHES. THE WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD 
IS 65.70 INCHES IN 1990.

3RD WETTEST SUMMER ON RECORD (JUN, JUL, AUG) WITH 18.15 INCHES. THE WETTEST
SUMMER ON RECORD IS 20.28 INCHES IN 1892.

7TH WETTEST AUTUMN ON RECORD (SEP, OCT, NOV) WITH 13.14 INCHES. THE WETTEST 
AUTUMN ON RECORD IS 19.59 INCHES IN 1926.

9TH SNOWIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD WITH 17.3 INCHES. THE SNOWIEST FEBRUARY ON
RECORD IS 25.3 INCHES IN 1910.

9TH SNOWIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD WITH 18.6 INCHES. THE SNOWIEST DECEMBER ON
RECORD IS 29.4 INCHES IN 1974.