June was 1.9 deg F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 93.6 deg. F recorded on June 22. The low for the month was 43.9 deg F, recorded on June 1. There were 61 heating degree days and 210 cooling degree days.
June was a below normal month for precipitation with 2.45 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 1.64 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 0.97 inches recorded on June 29. There were 8 days of rain >.01 in, 5 >.10 in and 0 >1 in.
March was 7.0 deg F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 74.2 deg. F, recorded on March 14. The low for the month was 18.5 deg F, recorded on March 22. There were 0 days where the maximum temperature was at or below 32 F, and there were 12 days where the minimum temperature was at or below 32 F. There were 651 heating degree days and 3 cooling degree days.
March was a near-normal month for precipitation with 3.36 inches of rainfall recorded, 0.02 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.35 inches recorded on March 9. There were 13 days of rain >.01 in, 7 >.10 in, and 1 > 1 in. There was no measurable snow accumulation.
February was 7.0 deg F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 61.4 deg. F, recorded on February 9. The low for the month was 15.3 deg F, recorded on February 15. There were 9 days when the maximum was at or below 32 F and 18 days when the minimum temperature was at or below 32 F. There were 838 heating degree days and 0 cooling degree days.
February was a below-normal month for precipitation with 1.74 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 0.72 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 0.68 inches recorded on February 28. There were 9 days of rain >.01 in, 4 >.10 in, and 0 > 1 in.
There were 6.3 inches of snow for the month, with a maximum daily total of 4.0 inches on February 17.
January was 4.1 deg F above normal for temperature. The high for the month was 62.6 deg. F, recorded on January 26. The low for the month was 4.8 deg F, recorded on January 22. There were 9 days when the maximum was at or below 32 F, 18 days when the minimum temperature was at or below 32 F, and 0 days when the minimum temperature was at or below 0 F. There were 1045 heating degree days and 0 cooling degree days.
January was an above-normal month for precipitation with 4.85 inches of liquid precipitation recorded, which was 1.93 inches above normal. The maximum liquid precipitation in a single day was 1.70 inches recorded on January 9. There were 13 days of rain >.01 in, 12 >.10 in and 1 > 1 in.
There were 8.3 inches of snow for the month, with a maximum daily total of 5.5 inches on January 7.
Overall, the year’s temperatures were above normal. The annual mean of 52.3 F was 2.1 F above normal. The annual precipitation of 37.36 inches was 4.17 inches below normal.
2023 Weather Data
January
January was the coldest month of 2023 but was warmer than normal with a monthly mean of 36.7 F, which was 9.5 F above normal, with a high of 58.0 F and a low for the month of 20.4 F. Precipitation was 0.43 inches above normal with 3.35 inches of liquid precipitation. There were 5.2 inches of snow this month, with a maximum daily total of 3.2 inches on January 26.
February
February was an above-normal month for temperature, with a mean of 37.0 F, which was 7.9 F above normal. The high was 70.9 F and the low was 5.2 F. Precipitation was 0.47 inches below normal at 1.99 inches. There were 1.0 inches of snow for the month, with a maximum daily total of 1.0 inches on February 28.
March
March temperatures were 1.6 F above normal with a mean of 38.6 F. The high was 60.9 F and the low was 18.5 F. Precipitation was 0.57 inches below normal with 2.81 inches of liquid precipitation. There was also 4.5 inches of snow.
April
Temperatures were 3.7 F above normal in April with a mean temperature of 53.0 F. The high was 86.1 F and the low was 27.0 F. Rainfall was 0.56 inches below normal at 2.95 inches. The high wind speed for the month and year was 44 mph.
May
Temperatures were 1.9 F below normal with a mean temperature of 57.9 F. The high was 85.0 F and the low of 29.9 F. Precipitation was 0.59 inches, 3.05 inches below normal. The last day of temperatures below freezing was May 18. Conditions were considerably dry at the end of May:
June
Temperatures for the month were 2.7 F below normal with a mean of 65.4 F. The high for the month, as well as the year, was 91.2 F and the low was 38.4 F. Precipitation was 0.20 inches below normal with 3.89 inches of rainfall. The wildfires in Canada caused significant smoke in our region during June 6-8 and June 28-30.
July
July was the warmest month and temperatures were normal with a mean of 72.2 F The high for the month was 89.9 F and the low was 54.6 F. Rainfall was 2.60 inches above normal with 6.39 inches of precipitation. July was the rainiest month of 2023.
August
August temperatures were 1.0 F below normal with a mean of 69.4. The high was 87.5 F and the low was 51.5 F. Precipitation was 1.42 inches above normal at 5.58 inches.
September
Temperatures were normal with a mean of 63.2 F. The high was 90.0 F and the low was 43.1 F. There were 2.43 inches of rainfall, which was 1.52 inches below normal.
At the end of September, the dry conditions had improved significantly:
October
October was mild with temperatures at 1.7 F above normal with a mean of 53.6 F. The high was 81.5 F and the low was 31.8 F, which was the first freeze on October 31. Rainfall was 2.33 inches, which was 1.13 inches below normal.
November
Temperatures in November were near normal at 0.5 below normal with a mean of 40.7 F. The high was 67.4 F and the low was 17.0 F. Precipitation was 2.29 inches, 0.70 inches below normal. The first snowfall of the season was on November 1.
December
December was 7.1 F above normal, with a mean temperature of 39.3 F. The high for the month was 61.2 F deg. F, recorded on December 2. The low for the month was 19.3 F, recorded on December 14.
December was a below-normal month for precipitation with 2.76 inches of liquid precipitation recorded, which was 0.42 inches below normal. There was a trace of snowfall.
November was 0.5 deg F below normal for temperature. The high for the month was 67.4 deg. F, recorded on November 7. The low for the month was 17 deg F, recorded on November 29. There were 17 days at or below 32 F and 2 days when the maximum temperature was at or below 32 F. There were 730 heating degree days and 0 cooling degree days.
November was a below-normal month for precipitation with 2.29 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 0.70 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.38 inches recorded on November 21. There were 6 days of rain >.01 in, 2 >.10 in, and 1 > 1 in.
July was a normal month for temperature. The high for the month was 89.9 deg. F recorded on July 28. The low for the month was 54.6 deg F, recorded on July 31. There were no days at or above 90 deg F. There were 17 heating degree days and 240 cooling degree days.
July was an above-normal month for precipitation with 6.39 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 2.60 inches above normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 1.03 inches recorded on July 20. There were 15 days of rain >.01 in, 11 >.10 in, and 2 >1 in.
June was 2.7 deg F below normal for temperature. The high for the month was 91 deg. F recorded on June 2. The low for the month was 38 deg F, recorded on June 8. There were 110 heating degree days and 124 cooling degree days.
June was a below normal month for precipitation with 3.89 inches of rainfall recorded, which was 0.20 inches below normal. The maximum rainfall in a single day was 0.83 inches recorded on June 12. There were 11 days of rain >.01 in, 8 >.10 in and 0 >1 in.
Afternoon at Stormstown, PA on Wednesday, June 7, 2023
On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, smoke from several major wildfires in Canada drifted into the central Pennsylvania region. The air quality in the area became unhealthy as a result.
This is a graph of air quality parameters collected during the week of June 7. A Davis AirLink sensor at my home collected the data. The wood smoke adjustment was enabled.
The graph shows that the general air quality index (AQI), the index for particulates that are 10 micrometers and smaller (PMI 10) was quite high, and particulates of 2.5 micrometers and smaller (PMI 2.5). In fact, the overall AQI was in the red or unhealthy range, nearly at the purple or very unhealthy level. Particulates of 1 micrometer or smaller (PMI 1) were in the moderate range.
Stormstown Dispatch 