Jan. 29,1992, The INDEPENDENT Page 9
1991 weather was temperate, lacking in extremes
WEATHER REPORT
B A IL
TEMPERATURE
Dec. 19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Jan. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Hl
LQ_
39
43
42
44
45
44
46
46
45
42
45
45
46
42
48
47
46
37
39
37
45
36
45
44
37
40
47
46
46
44
47
49
45
29
30
37
34
34
34
36
36
35
36
37
30
30
33
33
38
32
33
28
28
30
31
32
30
30
35
38
40
29
25
23
23
23
PRECIE
AMT
.01
.15
.42
.04
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.02
T
.05
.09
.10
.09
.02
—
.42
.15
.40
.02
.20
T h e re w as no snow fo r
Christmas in 1991, and Ver
nonia's weather for the year
could best be described as
"tem p era te ." The average
high temperature for the year
was 60 degrees Farenheit;
the average low temperature
was 37.5 degrees.
The year’s lowest tempera
ture was 15 degrees on Jan
uary 3 and 4, and the highest
temperature was the 97 de
grees recorded on July 23rd.
January was the coldest
month, with an average low
of 27.25 degrees and an av
erage high of 44.9 degrees.
It was also a dry year, with
ju s t 1.03 inches of rain in
July, August and September
The warm est month was
A ugust, w hich averaged a
high of 76.9 degrees and a
low of 48 degrees.
combined. Total precipitation
for the year was 41.3 inches,
with very little snow included
in that amount.
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—
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.65
.12
.04
.08
T
.24
.23
—
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—
.22
Temperature and precipitation
amounts are from the official
U.S. weather station at the Ver
nonia water plant. It includes
data starting Dec. 19, 1991 and
concluding Jan. 20,1992.
MONTHLY LOW TEMPERATURES --------------
AVG. LOW TEMPERATURE (37.5°F).............
MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURES --------------
AVG. HIGH TEMPERATURE (60° F) -----------
1991 TOTAL PRECIPITATION: 41.3 INCHES
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