2003年8月 Saint Cloud 天气 Summary

Subject: Saint Cloud 天气 Summary for 2003年8月 和 2003年夏天

夏天终于在八月到来

     Summer finally arrived in Saint Cloud during 2003年8月. 然而, the summer thunderstorms were missing for most of the state. 的 2003年8月 rainfall at the Saint Cloud Municipal Airport only totalled 0.69 inch, nearly three 和 a quarter inches below normal. 的 lack of rain made 2003年8月 the fourth driest 8月 in Saint Cloud history 和 the driest 8月 in 30 years. 的 driest 8月 in Saint Cloud history was in 1933 when only 0.42英寸下降. (Ten driest/wettest 8月s are here.) 的 only significant rainfall occurred on 8月3日 when 0.53英寸下降. This was the only day during which Saint Cloud picked up at least 0.10英寸的雨. 的 normal number of days is nearly 6 days. (历史上至少0.这里10英寸.)

    的 abrupt reversal from a wet spring 和 early summer to the dryness of the past 7 weeks took place on 7月 14th. More than one 和 a quarter inch fell on that day. Since then, the Saint Cloud Airport has only picked up 1.35英寸. During these 48 days, the normal amount of rainfall is 5.68英寸. (每日 7月 和 8月 温度/降雨量数据.) 的 hot weather also increased moisture loss due to evaporation, causing lawns to brown 和 lake 和 river levels to rapidly drop from near record high levels to below normal. 事实上， latest weekly precipitation report from the Minnesota State Climatologist's Office shows that only a narrow swath from Morris through Alex和ria, 长草原, Little Falls to Mille Lacs Lake 和 Brainerd has maintained above normal rainfall for the growing season. 的 最新旱情监测 from the National Drought Mitigation Center shows that the southern two-thirds of Minnesota are listed as having a 适度的干旱. This does not compare to the last major drought in Minnesota during 1986-1989, but the combination of little rain 和 hot weather is significant.

     8月 was truly a summer-like month in temperature as well. 的 平均温度 at the Saint Cloud Municipal Airport was 70.6°F, nearly three 和 a half degrees above normal. This made 2003年8月 the 23rd warmest 8月 in Saint Cloud history. 然而, the cooler weather of the past three days did have an effect. 到8月28日, 2003年8月 ranked as the 14th warmest 8月, but the 平均温度 dropped 1.2°F. 的 warmest 8月 in Saint Cloud history was still much warmer; 8月 1900 had an 平均温度 of 77.1°F 和 included 14 days with a high of at least 90°F, three of which had highs above 100°F. (Ten warmest/coldest 8月s are here.)

    In contrast to recent summer months, the warm temperatures were due to very warm high temperatures. 的 average high temperature in 8月 was 84.1°F, 5.比正常高2°F. 的re were 7 days with a high of at least 90°F in 8月, including a record-breaking 96°F on the 24th 和 a record-tying 93°F on the 26th.(Historic 90-degree highs are here.然而), these temperatures would not have been record highs had they occurred earlier in the month, since the daily record highs during the first 20 days in 8月 run mainly from the upper 90's to the middle 100's. 8月's hottest high temperature ever was 105°F, recorded on 8月 15, 1936.(Saint Cloud 8月 daily records are here). 的 all-time record high temperature at Saint Cloud is 107°F, hit twice in 7月 1934 和 once in 7月 1936. (All-time Saint Cloud records are here.) It has now been more than 13 years since Saint Cloud's last 100°F high. 的 last one was 101°F on 7月 3, 1990. 然而, Saint Cloud's longest streak without a 100°F high was nearly 38 years between 8月 16, 1950年和6月19日, 1988 (Historic 100-degree highs are here.)

    8月31日标志着结束 气象夏天. 整体, 2003年夏天 ended up nearly a degree warmer than normal, since the hot 8月 balanced out the cooler weather in June. 总降雨量为7.75 inch, about 4 inches below normal with the entire deficit being produced during the past 7 weeks. This made 2003年夏天 the 14th driest summer in Saint Cloud records. Top 10 Wettest/Driest Summers in Saint Cloud history

    二零零三年八月统计数字

Summer (June 1-8月 31) 2003 Statistics