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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
912 PM EDT WED AUG 1 2012
...2012 HEAT STATISTICS...
WITH TWO THIRDS OF METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER (JUNE THROUGH AUGUST) NOW
BEHIND US...HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME HEAT STATISTICS FOR JULY 2012 AND
THE SUMMER/YEAR SO FAR. TEMPERATURE RECORDS GO BACK TO 1872 FOR
CINCINNATI...1878 FOR COLUMBUS...AND 1893 FOR DAYTON.
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TOP 10 WARMEST JULYS ON RECORD
CINCINNATI COLUMBUS DAYTON
1. 82.3 / 1901 1. 80.5 / 2012* 1. 81.6 / 1934
2. 82.2 / 1934 2. 80.2 / 2011 2. 81.4 / 1936
3. 81.9 / 1878 80.2 / 1999 3. 80.7 / 1901
4. 81.7 / 1936 80.2 / 1934 4. 80.1 / 2012*
5. 81.5 / 1881 5. 79.9 / 1901 5. 79.9 / 1921
6. 81.2 / 2012* 6. 79.6 / 1936 6. 79.8 / 2011
7. 81.1 / 1879 79.6 / 1887 7. 79.4 / 1916
8. 81.0 / 1887 8. 78.9 / 1955 8. 78.9 / 1931
9. 80.9 / 2011 9. 78.7 / 1931 9. 78.5 / 1897
10. 80.0 / 1876 78.7 / 1921 10. 78.4 / 1935
JULY 2012 FINISHED AROUND 5 TO 6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AT EACH OF THE
ABOVE CLIMATE STATIONS. THIS MADE IT THE 6TH WARMEST JULY ON RECORD
AT CINCINNATI...THE 4TH WARMEST JULY ON RECORD AT DAYTON...AND THE
ALL-TIME WARMEST JULY ON RECORD AT COLUMBUS.
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MOST NUMBER OF DAYS OF 90+ DEGREES IN JULY
CINCINNATI COLUMBUS DAYTON
1. 24 / 1934 1. 22 / 2012* 1. 26 / 1901
24 / 1901 22 / 1955 2. 21 / 1898
3. 23 / 1921 3. 20 / 1999 3. 20 / 1934
4. 21 / 2012* 20 / 1901 20 / 1916
21 / 1936 5. 18 / 2011 5. 19 / 2012*
21 / 1930 18 / 1949 19 / 2011
7. 20 / 2011 7. 17 / 1936 19 / 1944
20 / 1944 17 / 1934 19 / 1936
9. 19 / 1983 17 / 1921 19 / 1921
19 / 1887 19 / 1894
THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER
(THIS INCLUDES THOSE DAYS REACHING 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER) IN JULY
2012 WAS AMONG THE MOST EVER RECORDED DURING ANY JULY AT ALL THREE
CLIMATE STATIONS. DAYTON TIED FOR 5TH WITH 19 DAYS...CINCINNATI TIED
FOR 4TH WITH 21 DAYS...AND COLUMBUS TIED FOR 1ST WITH 22 DAYS.
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MOST NUMBER OF DAYS OF 90+ DEGREES IN A YEAR
CINCINNATI COLUMBUS DAYTON
1. 64 / 1936 1. 49 / 1955 1. 62 / 1900
2. 58 / 1944 49 / 1936 62 / 1899
3. 56 / 1913 3. 47 / 1895 3. 58 / 1897
4. 54 / 2007 4. 46 / 1944 4. 55 / 1944
54 / 1934 5. 45 / 1953 5. 53 / 1908
6. 51 / 1953 6. 43 / 1988 6. 51 / 1936
7. 47 / 1959 7. 42 / 1934 51 / 1901
47 / 1954 8. 40 / 1999 51 / 1894
47 / 1914 40 / 1991 9. 48 / 1898
47 / 1874 40 / 1900 10. 46 / 1988
40 / 1899
AS OF THE END OF JULY...THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS IN 2012 WITH
TEMPERATURES REACHING 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER (THIS INCLUDES THOSE DAYS
REACHING 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER) IS 30 AT CINCINNATI...34 AT
COLUMBUS...AND 29 AT DAYTON.
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MOST NUMBER OF DAYS OF 100+ DEGREES IN JULY
CINCINNATI COLUMBUS DAYTON
1. 9 / 1936 1. 8 / 1936 1. 8 / 1936
2. 7 / 1934 2. 6 / 1934 8 / 1901
3. 5 / 1881 3. 5 / 1988 3. 7 / 1897
4. 4 / 2012* 5 / 1881 4. 5 / 1988
4 / 1988 5. 3 / 2012* 5 / 1934
4 / 1901 6. 2 / 1941 5 / 1911
7. 3 / 1983 2 / 1911 7. 2 / 2012*
3 / 1930 2 / 1901 2 / 1933
2 / 1897
THERE WERE A HANDFUL OF DAYS IN JULY 2012 THAT HAD TEMPERATURES
CLIMBING TO 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER: CINCINNATI HAD 4 DAYS...COLUMBUS
HAD 3 DAYS...AND DAYTON HAD 2 DAYS. FOR ALL THREE CLIMATE STATIONS...
JULY 2012 HAD MORE DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 100S THAN ANY OTHER
JULY SINCE 1988.
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MOST NUMBER OF DAYS OF 100+ DEGREES IN A YEAR
CINCINNATI COLUMBUS DAYTON
1. 12 / 1936 1. 9 / 1936 1. 11 / 1936
2. 9 / 1934 2. 8 / 1934 2. 10 / 1897
3. 7 / 1988 3. 6 / 1988 3. 8 / 1901
4. 6 / 2012* 4. 5 / 1881 4. 7 / 1988
6 / 1930 5. 4 / 2012* 7 / 1934
6 / 1881 6. 3 / 1944 6. 6 / 1911
7. 5 / 2007 7. 2 / 1955 7. 4 / 1944
8. 4 / 1983 2 / 1953 8. 3 / 2012*
4 / 1944 2 / 1952 9. 2 / 1954
4 / 1901 2 / 1941 2 / 1933
2 / 1918 2 / 1918
IN ADDITION TO THE HANDFUL OF DAYS IN JULY 2012 WITH TEMPERATURES
REACHING 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER...EACH STATION ALSO EXPERIENCED 1 OR
2 DAYS IN THE 100S IN JUNE 2012. THROUGH THE END OF JULY...THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF DAYS THIS YEAR WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 100S STANDS AT 6
FOR CINCINNATI...4 FOR COLUMBUS...AND 3 FOR DAYTON. THIS IS THE MOST
NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE 100S AT EACH STATION IN ANY YEAR SINCE 1988.
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TOP 10 WARMEST METEOROLOGICAL SUMMERS (JUN - AUG)
CINCINNATI COLUMBUS DAYTON
1. 78.8 / 1934 1. 77.1 / 1934 1. 77.9 / 1934
2. 78.7 / 1936 2. 76.6 / 1936 2. 77.7 / 1936
3. 78.6 / 1874 3. 76.3 / 1944 3. 77.2 / 1944
4. 78.4 / 1881 4. 76.0 / 2005 4. 77.0 / 1943
5. 78.0 / 1901 76.0 / 1901 5. 76.0 / 1921
6. 77.6 / 1913 6. 75.9 / 2010 76.0 / 1900
77.6 / 1872 75.9 / 2002 7. 75.7 / 1988
8. 77.5 / 1876 75.9 / 1999 8. 75.6 / 1995
9. 77.4 / 1914 75.9 / 1991 9. 75.5 / 1933
10. 77.3 / 1873 75.9 / 1943 75.5 / 1931
WITH SO MANY DAYS IN THE 90S AND 100S THIS JUNE AND JULY...IT COMES
AS NO SURPRISE THAT THE FIRST 2/3 OF SUMMER 2012 ALREADY RANKS AMONG
SOME OF THE WARMEST METEOROLOGICAL SUMMERS (JUNE THROUGH AUGUST) ON
RECORD. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE PERIOD JUNE THROUGH JULY 2012
ARE AS FOLLOWS: 77.2 DEGREES AT CINCINNATI...76.9 DEGREES AT
COLUMBUS...AND 76.2 DEGREES AT DAYTON.
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TOP 10 WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR JANUARY THRU JULY
CINCINNATI COLUMBUS DAYTON
1. 59.6 / 1880 1. 57.5 / 2012* 1. 56.8 / 1921
2. 58.3 / 2012* 2. 56.5 / 1880 2. 56.3 / 2012*
3. 57.7 / 1878 3. 55.8 / 1921 3. 55.4 / 1944
4. 57.5 / 1921 4. 55.7 / 1991 4. 55.0 / 1946
5. 57.0 / 1890 5. 55.6 / 1998 5. 54.8 / 1933
57.0 / 1882 6. 54.5 / 1944 6. 54.7 / 1896
57.0 / 1876 54.5 / 1938 7. 54.5 / 1991
8. 56.5 / 1991 8. 54.4 / 1999 8. 54.4 / 1938
56.5 / 1944 54.4 / 1949 9. 54.3 / 1898
56.5 / 1911 54.4 / 1933 10. 54.2 / 1998
AFTER A MILD WINTER...THE WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD...AND A RATHER
HOT SUMMER SO FAR...AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR JANUARY THROUGH JULY
2012 RANK AMONG THE WARMEST ON RECORD FOR THIS PERIOD OF TIME. IT WAS
THE 2ND WARMEST JANUARY THROUGH JULY FOR CINCINNATI AND DAYTON...AND
THE ALL-TIME WARMEST ON RECORD FOR COLUMBUS.
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MOST CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 90+ DEGREES (# DAYS AND END DATE)
CINCINNATI COLUMBUS DAYTON
1. 17 8/02/2011 1. 14 7/16/1881 1. 19 7/31/1901
17 7/30/1901 2. 13 7/30/1940 2. 16 7/06/1966
3. 15 8/13/2007 3. 12 8/01/1999 3. 14 7/01/1933
15 7/06/1966 12 7/09/1949 14 7/11/1897
15 7/02/1933 12 7/18/1936 5. 12 8/18/1988
6. 14 7/11/2012* 12 7/05/1934 12 7/23/1983
14 9/04/1953 7. 11 7/08/2012* 12 7/30/1940
14 7/16/1881 11 8/18/1988 12 7/17/1936
9. 13 7/24/1983 11 9/04/1953 12 7/29/1898
13 7/31/1940 11 8/14/1918 12 9/16/1897
13 7/27/1934 11 7/30/1901 11. 11 7/08/2012*
ONE FINAL INTERESTING HEAT STATISTIC WAS THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE
DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER FROM THE END OF
JUNE INTO EARLY JULY 2012. ALTHOUGH NO CLIMATE STATION CAME CLOSE TO
THEIR ALL TIME RECORD...IT RANKED AMONG THE LONGEST HEAT WAVES ON
RECORD TO AFFECT THE AREA.
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KURZ
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