Weather Summary 2012

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Historical Weather Information

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January

January had above average temperatures, snowfall, and sunshine with below average rainfall.  The average temperature was 35.0 degrees, 6.3 degrees above normal. The maximum temperature was 55.0 degrees on January 7th and 27th.  A minimum temperature of 9.0 degrees was recorded on the 16th.  Daytime high temperatures averaged 44.0 degrees, 7.0 above the norm. Evening temperatures averaged 26.0 degrees, 5.7 degrees above the norm.  Daytime high temperatures were below 32 degrees on 4 days.  Evening temperatures were 32 degrees or below for all but 10 nights.  There was only 1 night with temperatures in the single digits.  January 2012 ranked 10 warmest January in the 87 years of record keeping in East Wareham.

Precipitation totaled 3.49 inches.  This is 1.05 inches below normal.  We had measurable precipitation on 14 days; 5 of those days had less than 0.10 inches.  The largest 24-hour rainfall was 1.05 inches on the 27th.  A Northeaster hit on January 12th with rain and very high winds.  We had measurable snowfall of 0.10 inches or greater on 5 days, totaling 13.40 inches for the month, 3.2 inches above average.  The largest 24-hour snowfall was 10.8 inches on the 21st of January.  We had snow cover on the ground for only 4 days in January.  There were also 3 days with heavy fog this month.

Sunshine totaled 57% of the possible sunshine hours, 11 points above the normal. There were 5 days with no sunshine and 4 days with 90% or better sunshine.

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February

February was extremely warm and sunny, with very low rainfall and snowfall.  The temperatures averaged 36.4 degrees, 6.4 degrees above normal.  This is the 13th consecutive month with above normal temperatures.  The maximum temperature was 60.0 degrees on the 1st and a minimum temperature of 16.0 degrees was recorded on the 13th.  Daytime high temperatures averaged 45.7 degrees, 7.5 degrees above the norm. Evening temperatures averaged 27.0 degrees, 5.3 degrees above the norm.  The monthly average was 6 degrees warmer than February 2011 and was the 3rd warmest February in the 86 years of recorded keeping in East Wareham.  There were no nights with single digit temperatures recorded in February, and all but 8 nights had temperatures below 32 degrees. 

Sunshine totaled 61% of the possible sunshine hours, 11 points above the norm.  Nine days had 90% or better sunshine while 4 days had no sunshine data recorded at all.  The sunshine hours are recorded at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA.

Precipitation totaled 0.96 inches, 3.17 inches less than February 2011.  This was 2.76 inches below the norm.  February 2012 is the second driest February in the 86 years of weather data recorded in East Wareham, surpassed only by 1968 with 0.91 inches of rainfall.  This is the 4th consecutive month with below normal rainfall.  We had measurable precipitation on 13 days of which only 3 were 0.10 inches or greater.  The largest 24-hour rainfall was 0.20 inches on the 22nd.  There were 3 days with measurable snowfall totaling 1.40 inches, 8.0 inches below normal.  The greatest snowfall for one storm came on the 9th with 0.60 inches.  Year-to-date snowfall recorded in East Wareham is now 14.80 inches, 13.20 inches less than this time in 2011; the 2011-2012 season to date is also 14.80 inches, 16.6 inches below the seasonal average.

The official winter in East Wareham (Dec. 2011 - Feb. 2012) was extremely warm and sunny, with well below average precipitation and snowfall. The season temperatures averaged 35.67 degrees, 4.8 degrees above normal.  The low mark was 9.0 degrees on Jan. 16th and the high mark was 60 degrees on Feb. 1st.  The coldest daily high was 29.0 degrees on Jan. 4th.  Sunshine was 56%, 9 points above normal.  Precipitation totaled 7.79 inches, 4.96 inches below average.  Snowfall totaled 14.80 inches, 9.60 inches below normal. Most of the snowfall came in January this year.  December actually turned out to be the warmest month with no snowfall recorded in East Wareham.  January was the coldest and snowiest of the season.  February had the least amount of rainfall and the most sunshine hours.                 

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March

March started out like a tamed lion this year, during which time we experienced above average temperatures and sunshine with below average precipitation and snowfall.  The temperatures averaged 43.0 degrees, 5.8 degrees per day above the average, tying the record average high set in 1946 for the month of March.  This is also 4.9 degrees above last year’s average.  Maximum temperature was 73.0 degrees on the 21st and a minimum temperature of 20.0 degrees was recorded on the 6th.  Daytime high temperatures averaged 51.5 degrees, 6.3 degrees above the norm.  Evening temperatures averaged 35.2 degrees, 6.0 degrees above the norm.  Winds can be a big factor in March, yet this year we only had 2 days with damaging winds and a peak gust of 49 mph. 

Sunshine totaled 44% of the possible sunshine hours, 2 points below the norm, and 5 points below last year.   Sunshine data are from the Blue Hill Observatory.  Year-to-date sunshine for 2012 is 54% of the possible, 3 points above the normal at this time of year. 

Precipitation totaled 1.81 inches. This is 2.75 inches below normal and is the 4th lowest rainfall recorded for the month of March in East Wareham.  In the 85 years of record keeping in East Wareham, there have been only 6 years in which March has had less than 2 inches of rain.  We had measurable precipitation of 0.10 inches or greater on 5 days.  The largest 24-hour rainfall was 0.96 inches on the 1st.  Most of the monthly rainfall came in the first three days of the month. We have received a total of 6.26 inches of rainfall year-to-date, totaling 6.56 inches below average for East Wareham.  If we look at the past 5 months, we are 8.52 inches below the average rainfall.  We had just 1 day with measurable snowfall during the month, totaling 0.3 inches, 4.4 inches below average.  Snowfall for the month of March will also come in as the 10th lowest in the records in East Wareham.  The 2011–2012 winter season snowfall recorded in East Wareham is now at 15.1 inches, 15.2 inches below the seasonal average.

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

OFFICIAL SUMMER SEASON

2012 CROP FORECAST

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September

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October

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November

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December

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2012 Year in Review

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