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[STORMREPORTS] Record drought and near record cold, Smithsburg, MD. 2 NE

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From: JimTheWeatherGuy{at}aol.com
Date: Wed Jun 01 2005 - 16:33:26 EDT


Hidi-ho good neighbors. Greeting from the windy high desert of the mid
Atlantic. May 2005 was the driest and third coldest May on record. It was also the
third coldest spring on record. My records for my homestead in the hills extend
back to 1976. Here is a quick recap of the records and near records.

May 2005 - Is driest May on record.

Bottom Five May Rainfall Totals
1. 1.50 - 2005
2. 1.70 - 1999
3. 1.71 - 1991
4. 1.82 - 1997
5. 1.84 - 2001

May 2005 - Is the second coldest May on record.

Bottom Five May Mean Temperatures
1. 56.8 - 1997
2. 58.9 - 2005
3. 59.8 - 1994
4. 60.0 - 2003
5. 60.6 - 1983, 1989, 1992

Spring 2005 was the third coldest on record.

Bottom Five Spring Mean Temperatures
1. 49.5 - 1997
2. 50.0 - 1984
3. 50.4 - 2005
4. 50.5 - 1996
5. 51.0 - 1978

As usual, the winds have been screaming across my home that rain forgot.

Winds - Spring
Average Direction Peak Gust Direction Date
   14.5 N 63 E 5/20

Days >= 40 mph Year Days >= 50 mph Year Days >= 60 mph Year
          23 36 7 11
            3 3

Until later.
 Jim

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