Monthly Climatological Summary
Norman 3SE, Cleveland Co., OK (Lat 35^10'57"N, Lon 97^25'27"W, elev 1130)
September 2003
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Temperature Precipitation Snow AM PM
Max Min Water Snow Depth Wx Wx
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01 71.4 66.6 .02 0.0 0 -DZ OVC
02
03
04
05
06
07 56.5
08
09
10 90.1 .00 0.0 0
11 78.3 65.8 1.28 0.0 0 +TSRA -DZ
12 73.8 60.8 .00 0.0 0 BKN BKN
13 70.5 59.4 .03 0.0 0 -RA BKN
14 76.6 56.1 T 0.0 0 -SHRA SKC
15 77.9 51.6 .00 0.0 0 SKC SKC
16 86.2 63.7 .00 0.0 0 BKN BKN
17 86.7 68.0 .00 0.0 0 SKC FEW
18 81.3 58.8 T 0.0 0 OVC -SHRA
19 69.3 51.6 .00 0.0 0 SKC SKC
20 79.5 47.3 .00 0.0 0 SKC SCT
21 75.7 62.1 .63 0.0 0 +TSRA FG
22 82.0 57.0 .00 0.0 0 FG SCT
23 86.7 63.7 .00 0.0 0 OVC OVC
24 85.5 64.2 .00 0.0 0 BKN SCT
25 80.4 64.2 .00 0.0 0 OVC BKN
26 84.9 65.3 .00 0.0 0 SKC FEW
27 78.3 55.6 .00 0.0 0 BKN SKC
28 73.4 50.9 .00 0.0 0 SCT FEW
29 68.4 50.5 .33 0.0 0 OVC TSRA
30 75.4 54.3 .14 0.0 0 TSRA OVC
KEY TO AM/PM WX: SKC - sky clear, FEW - few clouds, SCT -
partly cloudy, BKN - mostly cloudy, OVC - overcast, RA -
rain, SHRA - rain shower, TSRA - thunderstorm with rain,
FG - fog, DZ - drizzle.
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Means and Totals for September 2003
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Average Maximum Temperature: 78.7
Average Minimum Temperature: 58.8
Mean Temperature: 68.8
Maximum Temperature: 90.1 (9-10-03)
Minimum Temperature: 47.3 (9-20-03)
Days with max temperature 90.0F+: 1 Year: 68
Days with max temperature <32.0F: 0 Year: 4
Days with min temperature <32.0F: 0 Year: 51
Days with min temperature <0.0F: 0 Year: 0
Precipitation: 2.43 Year: 20.54
Greatest one-day precipitation: 1.28 (9-11-03)
Snowfall: 0.0 Year: 5.0
Greatest one-day snowfall: 0.0
Maximum snow depth at midnight: 0
Days with measureable pcpn: 6 Year: 64
Days with pcpn 1.00"+: 1 Year: 6
Days with measureable snowfall: 0 Year: 4
Days with snowfall 1"+: 0 Year: 2
Days with glaze ice: 0 Year: 5
Days with damaging wind: 0 Year: 4
Days with hail: 0 Year: 4
Days with thunderstorms: 4 Year: 48
Days with fog: 2 Year: 12
NOTICE: All temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit and all precipitation values in inches. Snowfall totals denoted by an asterisk indicate hail.
Summary....September 2003 was cooler and drier than average in central Oklahoma, as a persistent ridge of high pressure over the western United States and a persistent trough of low pressure over the eastern United States kept the region under a northwest flow aloft for much of the month. This pattern brought several unseasonably strong cold fronts through the area during the month, and helped keep severe weather statewide at an absolute minimum.
The overactive monsoon season continued in the San Joaquin Valley of California through the beginning of Sep 2003. Turlock received a trace of rain during an early morning thunderstorm on the 3rd. An unseasonably strong system of northern Pacific origin brought more sprinkles to Turlock on the 9th. Both events occurred during my visit to Turlock early in the month - here are the conditions I recorded during my visit.
Hi Lo Pcpn Peak Wind
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9/03/03 97 71 T 13
9/04/03 94 66 .00 15
9/05/03 92 61 .00 14
9/06/03 87 58 .00 15
9/07/03 89 56 .00 14
9/08/03 86 58 .00 15
9/09/03 T
That was the only precipitation which occurred in Turlock all month - the season rainfall total remains at .33 inch.