May 2011 Warmer And Wetter Than Average
The average temperature was 2.7 degrees higher than average. Precipitation for May was 1.64 inches higher than normal. And, there was plenty of fog, too.
“We kind of had our January thaw on the 1st and a little into the 2nd,” said to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. “One the 1st, there was only a trace of snow on the ground and it was rainy.” Over all, the average temperature was just about normal. Precipitation was 0.45-inch below normal, but snowfall was nearly 3 feet above average.
According to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service, the Port City officially got down to 11 degrees below zero. Even though it was bitterly cold – it has been worse, he noted. The record low for Jan. 24 is minus 13 degrees set way back in 1882.
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