Weather Summary 2013

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Historical Weather Information

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January

January was warm and dry. We had above average temperatures and sunshine, with below average rainfall and snowfall. The average temperature was 31.8 degrees, 2.8 degrees above normal and 3.2 degrees below January 2012. The maximum temperature was 57.0 degrees on January 14th. A minimum temperature of 5.0 degrees was recorded on the 24th. Daytime high temperatures averaged 39.3 degrees, 1.6 degrees above the norm. Evening temperatures averaged 23.1 degrees, 2.8 degrees above the norm. Daytime high temperatures were above 50 degrees on 4 days. Evening temperatures were 32 degrees or below for all but 6 nights. There were 4 nights with temperatures in the single digits.

Precipitation totaled 2.17 inches. This is 2.01 inches below normal. January 2013 was the 11th driest January in the 86 years of record keeping in East Wareham, the 3rd driest in the past 28 years and the driest January since 2004. We had measurable precipitation on 12 days; 5 of those days had less than 0.10 inches. The largest 24-hour rainfall was 0.67 inches on the 31st. We had measurable snowfall of 0.10 inches or greater on 5 days, totaling 4.00 inches for the month, 8.00 inches below average. The largest 24-hour snowfall was 2.5 inches on the 22nd of January. We did have snow-covered ground for the first 10 days of the month from the December snowfall. There were also 4 days with heavy fog this month.

Sunshine totaled 56% of the possible sunshine hours, 10 points above the normal. There were 5 days with no sunshine and 10 days with 90% or better sunshine. Total sunshine hours for January 2013 was very similar to the sunshine hours recorded in January 2012.

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February

February was cool and cloudy, with high rainfall and snowfall. The temperatures averaged 31.0 degrees, 0.1 degree above normal. The maximum temperature was 46.0 degrees on the 12th and 28th and a minimum temperature of 10.0 degrees was recorded on the 10th. Daytime high temperatures averaged 39.0 degrees, 0.5 degree below the norm. Evening temperatures averaged 24.0 degrees, 1.7 degrees above the norm. The monthly average was 5.4 degrees cooler than February 2012. There were no nights with single digit temperatures recorded in February, and all but 2 nights had temperatures below 32 degrees.

Sunshine totaled 44% of the possible sunshine hours, 6 points under the norm. Five days had 90% or better sunshine while 10 days had no sunshine data recorded at all. The sunshine hours are recorded at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA.

Precipitation totaled 5.39 inches, 1.72 inches above the norm and 4.43 inches more than February 2012. We had measurable precipitation on 11 days of which 9 were 0.10 inches or greater. The largest 24-hour rainfall was 1.19 inches on the 10th. There were 5 days with measurable snowfall totaling 24.1 inches, 15.4 inches above normal. This is the 3rd highest monthly snowfall total for February, surpassed by 28.0 inches in 2003 and 31.0 inches 1994. The greatest snowfall for one storm came on the 8th and 9th with 14.0 inches during blizzard conditions with strong winds, tremendous tree damage and large power outages. This ties the 2nd highest daily total snowfall recorded in 1983 in East Wareham, surpassed only by the 17 inches recorded in 2003. Year-to-date snowfall recorded in East Wareham is now 28.10 inches, 13.30 inches more than this time in 2012; the 2012-2013 season to date is 31.60 inches, 4.0 inches above the seasonal average. Snowfall records go back to 1952 in East Wareham.

OFFICIAL WINTER SEASON

The official winter in East Wareham (Dec. 2012 - Feb. 2013) was warm, wet and snowy, with well below average sunshine. The season temperatures averaged 33.80 degrees, 2.4 degrees above normal. The low mark was 5.0 degrees on Jan. 24th and the high mark was 68 degrees on Dec. 3rd. The coldest daily high was 18.0 degrees on Jan. 23rd. Sunshine was 44%, 3 points below normal. Precipitation totaled 14.57 inches, 2.29 inches above average. Snowfall totaled 31.60 inches, 4.0 inches above normal. Precipitation and snowfall for the 2012 – 2013 winter season was almost double last year's season. December actually turned out to be the warmest month with the most rainfall and the lowest snowfall. January had the least amount of rainfall and the most sunshine hours. February was the coldest and snowiest of the season.

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March

March started out like a tamed lion for the first week. Overall, the month had near normal temperatures and rainfall with below-average sunshine and well above normal snowfall. The temperatures averaged 37.4 degrees, 0.4 degrees per day above the average. Maximum temperature was 56.0 degrees on the 3rd, far below the 73.0 degrees in 2012 and a minimum temperature of 20.0 degrees was recorded on the 18h. Daytime high temperatures averaged 44.7 degrees, 1.3 degrees below the norm. Evening temperatures averaged 30.1 degrees, 1.6 degrees above the norm. Winds can be a big factor in March, yet this year we only had 2 days with damaging winds during the 3-day Nor'easter on March 6th, 7th, and 8th.

Sunshine totaled 44% of the possible sunshine hours, 4 points below the norm. Sunshine data are from the Blue Hill Observatory. Year-to-date sunshine for 2013 is 49% of the possible, 2 points above the normal at this time of year.

Precipitation totaled 5.40 inches. This is 0.05 inches above normal. We had measurable precipitation of 0.10 inches or greater on 7 days. The largest 24-hour rainfall was 1.46 inches on the 8st. Most of the monthly rainfall came in the first half of the month. We have received a total of 12.96 inches of rainfall year-to-date, totaling 0.24 inches below average for East Wareham. We had 4 days with measurable snowfall during the month, totaling 17.0 inches, 10.9 inches above average and the 6th highest snowfall for March in the 60 years of record keeping. The 2012–2013 winter season snowfall recorded in East Wareham is now at 48.6 inches, 12.5 inches above the seasonal average.

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April

April was warm, dry and sunny this year. The temperature averaged 47.0 degrees, 1.2 degrees above normal. The maximum temperature was 68.0 degrees on the 30th and a minimum temperature of 27.0 degrees was recorded on the 7th. Daytime high temperatures averaged 56.0 degrees, 1.1 degrees above the norm. Evening low temperatures averaged 38.0 degrees, 1.2 degrees above the norm.

Sunshine totaled 60% of the possible sunshine hours, 11 points above the norm. We had 12 days with 90% or better sunshine and 9 days with virtually no sunshine. We experienced heavy fog on 2 days during the month of April.

Precipitation totaled 2.83 inches, which is 1.77 inches below normal. We had measurable precipitation on 12 days, 7 of those days had 0.10 inches or greater rainfall. The largest 24-hour rainfall was 0.80 inches on the 13th . Year-to-date rainfall for 2013 stands at 15.79 inches; this is 2.11 inches below normal.

We had no snowfall in April. This is 1.4 inches below average and keeps the 2012 – 2013 season at a total of 48.60 inches of snow. In the past 30 years, we averaged 36.10 inches of snowfall during the winter season. Snowfall recorded during the winter season of 2012-2013 in East Wareham was 7.50 inches below the average.

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May

May was a very sunny, warm and wet month with above average temperatures, rainfall and sunshine. The temperatures for May averaged 57.6 degrees, 2.4 degrees less than May 2013, yet May 2013 was still 1.8 degrees per day above normal. The maximum temperature was 84.2 degrees on the 31st and a minimum temperature of 36.5 degrees was recorded on the 5th. Daytime high temperatures averaged 67.2 degrees, 2.3 degrees above the norm. Evening temperatures averaged 48.0 degrees, 1.4 degrees above the norm.

Sunshine totaled 55% of the possible sunshine hours, 3 points above the norm and 15% more than May 2012. There were 12 days with 90% or better sunshine and 17 days with no sunshine at all. There were 5 days with fog in East Wareham.

Precipitation totaled 5.49 inches, 1.77 inches above the average rainfall for May in East Wareham. There were 11 days with measurable precipitation. The largest 24-hour rainfall was 1.64 inches on the 11th. Our total year-to-date rainfall is 21.28 inches, 0.32 inches below the average in East Wareham. This year total rainfall is 6.52 inches above the year-to-date total at this time in 2012.

OFFICIAL SPRING SEASON

The official spring (March-May) was warm and sunny with about average rainfall. Temperatures averaged 47.33 degrees, 1.1 degrees above average; rainfall totaled 13.72 inches, 0.04 inches above average and snowfall totaled 17.0 inches, 9.50 inches above average. All snowfall accrued in March. Sunshine for the spring average was above normal, coming in with 53% of possible points. While sunshine during April and May was extremely high, March was well below average.

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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

OFFICIAL FALL SEASON

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December

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2012 Year in Review

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