2001 WEATHER SUMMARY AND HIGHLITES TEMPERATURE Average Temp 54.4 Normal: 53.3 Dep: +1.1 Average Maximum: 65.8 Normal: 63.8 Dep: +2.0 Average Minimum: 42.9 Normal: 42.7 Dep: +0.2 Highest Temp 97 on 6/7 Lowest Temp 4 on 1/22 Warmest Month: August 76.5 Coldest Month: January 30.5 Number of Days with... Maximum Temp 90 or Higher: 20 Normal: 28 Maximum Temp 32 or Lower: 5 Normal: 17 Minimum Temp 32 or Lower: 107 Normal: 116 Minimum Temp 0 or Lower: 0 Normal: 1 Last Freeze in Spring: April 26th 30 F. Normal:May 1st First Freeze in Fall: October 8th 27 F. Normal:Oct 13th PRECIPITATION Year Total: 26.54 Normal:37.96 Dep: -11.42 Wettest Month: June 3.86" Driest Month: October .66" Largest One Day Precip Event: 1.33" March 29th Number of Days With... .01" or more: 102 Normal: 112 .10" or more: 58 Normal: 54 1.00" or more: 3 Normal: 7 Longest Dry Period with No Precip: 17 days Oct 17th - Nov 2nd 39 days with only .09" of rain Oct 17th - Nov 24th 60 days with only .77" of rain Sept 26th - Nov 24th SNOW and Ice Total: 17.6" Normal:29.7 Dep -12.1 Largest Daily Amount: 3.7" on 1/20 Largest 24 Hr Amount: 6.7" 20-21st Largest Storm Snowfall: 6.7" 20-21st Most Amount on Ground: 6.7" on 21st Number of Measurable Snowfall Days with... 0.1" or more: 7 1.0" or more: 6 Ground Snow Cover Days 1" or more: 23 OTHER STATS Average Wind Dir/Speed: WNW @ 4.8 MPH Maximum gust: 56 MPH(NW) 3/13 Maximum Barometer: 30.69" on 10/9 Minimum Barometer: 29.28" on 12/18 Number of days with... Fog: 72 Thunder: 28 Hail: 0 Sleet: 3 Glaze/Frz Rain: 1 Damaging Wind: 3 % Sunshine: 52.2% WEATHER RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED 2001 2001 02/09/01 RECORD HIGH TIED- A mostly cloudy warm day with a high of 63 F. that tied the record for this date set in 1960. Temperature remained warm this evening in the 60's. 02/10/01 RECORD HIGH of 63 F. breaks the old record of 62 in 1960. This was set this morning at 3:10am just before a strong cold front came through with strong winds gusting up to 49 mph and falling temperatures. 04/09/01 RECORD HIGH of 87 F for date beat old record of 85 in 1922 05/04/01 RECORD HIGH of 90 F. beat the old record of 89 in 1965. 07/07/01 RECORD LOW TIED for date of 50 F set in 1983+ 07/13/01 RECORD LOW TIED for date of 52 F set in 1904. 10/08/01 RECORD LOW TIED of 27 F also in 1953+ 10/09/01 RECORD LOW of 25 F broke old record of 28 in 1963 10/24/01 RECORD HIGH of 83 F today broke the old record of 77 in 1963. 12/05/01 RECORD HIGH of 77 F broke the old record of 76 in 1998.