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The month of June was the 8th wettest on record. The 6.48 inches recorded at the airport was nearly 3 inches above normal. Julys rainfall was near normal, and the rainfall for August was about of an inch below normal. Rainfall for the summer period was 2.36 inches above normal, and the 14th wettest on record. The 11.72 inches of rainfall in September was a record, and made the June through September period the 3rd wettest since records began in 1948. The remnants of Francis brought 4.93 inches of rain September 7th and 8th, and Jeanne brought 5.09 inches on the 28th. Average temperatures were near normal for June and July, and a little cooler than normal in August. There are normally 25 days in the summer with high temperatures greater than or equal to 90 degrees, and the summer of 2004 had only 10. The hottest temperature of the summer was 91 degrees on August 19th and 20th. The coolest temperature was the record low of 53 degrees on August 8th. There were 19 days with thunderstorms through the summer, and 36 of the 92 days had measurable rainfall.
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Average First Frost: 10/08 Average First Freeze: 10/19
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The month of June was wetter than normal. The 5.27 inches
recorded at the airport was nearly 1- inches above normal. Although Julys
rainfall was 1- inches below normal, there were still 16 days in the month
with measurable rainfall. The rainfall for August was slightly below normal,
and overall the summer had a rainfall deficit of 0.67 inches. However,
Septembers rainfall of 6.64 inches was the 17th wettest on record.
Temperatures were near normal for June and July, and over 2 degrees cooler
than normal for August. High temperatures through the summer were below
normal.
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Average First Frost: 10/13 Average First Freeze: 10/25
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The 4.45 inches of rain in June was nearly an inch above
normal, while Julys 4.62 inches was only slightly above normal. However, 5.96
inches of rain was recorded in August, which is nearly 2 inches above normal,
and 6.67 inches of rain fell in September, which was also about 2 inches
above normal. In total, rainfall was about 3 inches above normal for the
summer, and over 6 inches above normal for the 4-month period of June through
September. The summer was the 11th wettest on record, and the
4-month period of June through September was the 8th wettest.
Temperatures were below normal through the summer months, with August over 4
degrees below normal. This was mainly due to high temperatures that were well
below normal.
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Average First Frost: 10/18 Average First Freeze: 10/27
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The 3.96
inches of rainfall in June was near normal. The average temperature for the
month was nearly a degree above normal, but this was due to warm overnight
lows, as high temperatures were 2 degrees cooler than normal. The warmest day
had a high of 85 degrees, and there is normally at least 1 day with a high
temperature of 90 or more. Julys rainfall of 3.37 inches was nearly an inch
below normal. The average temperature for the month was near normal, but with
high temperatures nearly 2 degrees below normal balanced out by overnight
lows 2 degrees above normal. August was a cool month, with an average
temperature nearly 2 degrees below normal. Despite this, the warmest days of
the summer were 87 degrees on both the 1st and 28th of
August. Overall, the summer of 2004 had a rainfall deficit near an inch, and
the average temperature was near normal. The 9.39 inches of rainfall recorded
in September was the 2nd wettest on record, and made the June
through September period the 5th wettest since records began in
1952. The coolest temperature of the
summer was 46 degrees on August 7th. There were 12 days with
thunderstorms through the summer, and 36 of the 92 days had measurable
rainfall.
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Average First Frost: 09/27 Average First Freeze: 10/06
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June was the second wettest on record, with a total of
7.76 inches of rain, and had 19 days with measurable rain. July followed up as
the eighth wettest, with a total of 5.52 inches and had 14 days with
measurable rain. Even with the 2.32 inches of rain in August being nearly an
inch below normal, the 3-month summer period of June through August was still
the 4th wettest on record with over 11 inches of rain above
normal. The 2-month period of June and July was the wettest on record. Add in
September, where the
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Average First Frost: 10/06 Average First Freeze: 10/19
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