May had a cool start but a warm ending, according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. The average temperature for May was 0.7-degree warmer than average. Total precipitation for May was 1.77 inches. That is 1.53 inches below where it should be.
It wound up as the third warmest November on record since 1854. There was very little snow and the rainfall was below average, despite some heavy showers late in the month.
An average growing season lasts from April 22 through Oct. 22. We were 6 days above average this year.
The average temperature last month was 65.6 degrees. That is 3.6 degrees higher than normal. September’s precipitation came in at 1.45 inches above average. Snowfall for the month was “average.”
This summer was rather similar to last summer. In fact both were 2.3 degrees warmer than average. They tied for 7th warmest since 1855.
“All in all, it was pretty close to average overall,” said Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service.
The Oswego County area was spared the brunt of Hurricane Irene’s fury. “We were lucky. We have had to deal with some branches and a few limbs,” according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. “Other places, just a little south and east of here have a lot more damage, flooding and power outages.”
The average temperature last month was 74.0 degrees. That is 3.2 degrees warmer than normal. “That makes it the seventh warmest July since 1845,” according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. “Last July wound up number six; it was 74.1.”
The temperature peaked at 93 degrees, breaking the old mark of 90 degrees. The Port City received about 0.14-inch of rain between 5 and 5:30 p.m. However, the city’s Tree Stewards encourage residents to water any newly planted trees nears their homes.
The average temperature for spring 2011 was 1.5 degrees above average. There were some very wet streaks. But, there was a dry spell to balance things out.
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