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.
2023 Stormstown Insolation
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