A look at New Englan's Climate for 2006
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
924 AM EST MON JAN 1 2007
...WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING 2006...
THE FOLLOWING IS AN END OF YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR
SEVERAL LONG TERM CLIMATOLOGICAL SITES IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
BOSTON 2006 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 53.1F DEPARTURE +1.5F
TIED 4TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD WITH 1998.
WARMEST YEARS
1. 53.6F 1953...1949
2. 53.5F 1991
3. 53.2F 1990...1983
4. 53.1F 2006...1998
5. 53.0F 1973...1931
6. 52.9F 2002...1975
7. 52.6F 1952
8. 52.5F 2001...1977...1957
9. 52.4F 1932
10. 52.3F 1930...1913
BOSTON 2006 PRECIPITATION 52.89" DEPARTURE +10.36"
10TH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD.
WETTEST YEARS
1. 65.53 INCHES IN 1878
2. 62.32 INCHES IN 1954
3. 61.65 INCHES IN 1958
4. 57.73 INCHES IN 1953
5. 56.50 INCHES IN 1955
6. 54.53 INCHES IN 1873
7. 53.69 INCHES IN 1998
8. 53.60 INCHES IN 1983
9. 53.11 INCHES IN 1872
10. 52.89 INCHES IN 2006
REMARKS:
2006 HIGH MAXIMUM...98 DEGREES AUGUST 2 2006
2006 HIGH MINIMUM...78 DEGREES AUGUST 2 2006
2006 LOW MAXIMUM...22 DEGREES FEBRUARY 27 2006
2006 LOW MINIMUM...7 DEGREES FEBRUARY 27 2006
2006 MAXIMUM DAILY SNOWFALL...17.5 INCHES FEBRUARY 12 2006
2006 MAXIMUM DAILY PRECIPITATION...3.84 INCHES MAY 13 2006
PROVIDENCE 2006 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 53.5 DEGREES DEPARTURE +2.4F
2ND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD IN PROVIDENCE
WARMEST YEARS
1. 54.4F IN 1949
2. 53.5F IN 2006
3. 53.4F IN 1991
4. 53.3F IN 1998
5. 53.1F IN 1999...1990...1952
6. 53.0F IN 1983
7. 52.9F IN 1951
8. 52.7F IN 2002...1946
9. 52.6F IN 1931
10. 52.5F IN 1973
PROVIDENCE 2006 PRECIPITATION 54.29" DEPARTURE +7.84"
6TH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD
WETTEST YEARS
1. 67.52 INCHES IN 1983
2. 65.06 INCHES IN 1972
3. 58.57 INCHES IN 1953
4. 58.19 INCHES IN 1979
5. 56.06 INCHES IN 1989
6. 54.29 INCHES IN 2006
7. 52.70 INCHES IN 1998
8. 51.71 INCHES IN 1955
9. 51.54 INCHES IN 1958
10. 51.53 INCHES IN 1954
REMARKS:
2006 HIGH MAXIMUM...100 DEGREES AUGUST 2 2006
2006 HIGH MINIMUM...76 DEGREES AUGUST 2 2006
2006 LOW MAXIMUM...25 DEGREES FEBRUARY 27 2006
2006 LOW MINIMUM...8 DEGREES JANUARY 16 2006
2006 MAXIMUM DAILY SNOWFALL...9.4 INCHES FEBRUARY 12 2006
2006 MAXIMUM DAILY PRECIPITATION...3.62 INCHES OCTOBER 28 2006
WINDSOR LOCKS CT 2006 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 52.3F DEPARTURE +2.1F
TIED 5TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD WITH 1973
WARMEST YEARS
1. 52.8F 1990
2. 52.7F 1998
3. 52.6F 1953...1949
4. 52.5F 1991...1931
5. 52.3F 2006...1973
6. 52.1F 1921
7. 51.9F 1913
8. 51.7F 2002
9. 51.6F 1938
10. 51.5F 1975
WINDSOR LOCKS CT 2006 PRECIPITATION 51.81" DEPARTURE +5.65"
15TH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD
WETTEST YEARS
1. 64.55 INCHES IN 1972
2. 62.94 INCHES IN 1955
3. 61.63 INCHES IN 1938
4. 60.96 INCHES IN 1920
5. 57.12 INCHES IN 2005
6. 56.04 INCHES IN 1996
7. 55.91 INCHES IN 2003
8. 55.81 INCHES IN 1937
9. 55.34 INCHES IN 1975
10. 55.21 INCHES IN 1996
11. 54.61 INCHES IN 1989
12. 53.86 INCHES IN 1977
13. 53.17 INCHES IN 1990
14. 52.98 INCHES IN 1994
15. 51.81 INCHES IN 2006
REMARKS:
2006 HIGH MAXIMUM...100 DEGREES AUGUST 2 2006
2006 HIGH MINIMUM...78 DEGREES AUGUST 3 2006
2006 LOW MAXIMUM...24 DEGREES FEBRUARY 26 2006
2006 LOW MINIMUM...4 DEGREES JANUARY 16 2006 AND FEBRUARY 13 2006
2006 MAXIMUM DAILY SNOWFALL...21.9 INCHES FEBRUARY 12 2006
2006 MAXIMUM DAILY PRECIPITATION...2.94 INCHES MAY 12 2006
WORCESTER MA 2006 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 50.1F DEPARTURE +2.9F
WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD
WARMEST YEARS
1. 50.1F 2006
2. 49.9F 1999...1949
3. 49.8F 1953
4. 49.5F 1931
5. 49.1F 1906
6. 49.0F 1983...1938
7. 48.9F 2001
8. 48.8F 2002...1984...1973
9. 48.7F 1991...1937
10. 48.6F 1990
WORCESTER MA 2006 PRECIPITATION 51.34" DEPARTURE +2.29"
19TH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD
REMARKS:
2006 HIGH MAXIMUM...93 DEGREES AUGUST 2 2006
2006 HIGH MINIMUM...73 DEGREES AUGUST 2 2006...JULY 18 2006...JULY
17 2006
2006 LOW MAXIMUM...18 DEGREES FEBRUARY 27 2006
2006 LOW MINIMUM...2 DEGREES FEBRUARY 27 2006
2006 MAXIMUM DAILY SNOWFALL...16.9 INCHES FEBRUARY 12 2006
MAXIMUM DAILY PRECIPITATION...2.61 INCHES OCTOBER 28 2006
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STRAUSS
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