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Selected U.S. City
and State Extremes

August 2009

Source NOAA/NWS Forecast Offices and compiled by NCDC


2009 Map of State Monthly Records
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    Maps of Monthly and All-Time Records

    August Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    August Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    August Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    August Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    For additional records not included in the selected list below please refer to the U.S. Records page.


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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Colorado Springs, CO Tied high min temp record for the month August 8, 2009 67°F 67°F August 3, 2008
    Austin Bergstrom AP, TX Number of days with temp ≥100°F August 2009 51 days 50 days August 1998
    Barrow, AK Consecutive days with above freezing temperatures August 2009 62 days 50 days August 1979
    Mount Pocono, NJ Tied seventh warmest August on record August 2009 68.6°F 68.6°F August 1983;the warmest occurred in 1955 with 70.7°F
    Allentown, NJ Tenth coolest meteorological summer on record June-August 2009 70.20°F N/A N/A;the coolest summer occurred in 1955 with 68.53°F
    Atlantic City, NJ Tied second warmest August on record August 2009 77.1°F 77.1°F August 1984;the warmest occurred in 2005 with 77.9°F

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Pocatello AP, ID Summer seasonal rainfall record June-August 2009 6.28 inches 5.92 inches June-August 1968 and 1993
    Louisville, KY Daily rainfall record for the month August 4, 2009 4.50 inches 3.76 inches August 8, 1879
    Rawlins AP, WY Annual precipitation record as of August 15, 2009 12.84 inches 12.63 inches 1998
    Amarillo, TX Monthly precipitation record as of August 17, 2009 8.00 inches 7.55 inches 1974
    Portland Jetport, ME Meteorological summer rainfall record June-August 2009 20.44 inches 19.04 inches June-August 1991
    Portland Jetport, ME Seventh wettest season on record Spring of 2009 20.44 inches 19.93 inches Spring of 2005;the wettest season occurred in Autumn of 2005 with 24.18 inches
    Bluefield, WV Monthly rainfall record August 2009 5.88 inches 5.77 inches August 2006
    Amarillo/Rick Husband Int'l AP, TX Monthly rainfall record August 2009 9.04 inches 7.55 inches August 1974
    Mount Pocono, NJ Tenth wettest meteorological summer on record June-August 2009 19.36 inches N/A N/A;the wettest occurred in 1955 with 28.69 inches
    Trenton, NJ Eighth wettest August on record August 2009 10.07 inches 10.01 inches August 1873;the wettest occurred in 1955 with 14.10 inches
    Trenton, NJ Third wettest meteorological summer on record June-August 2009 22.96 inches 22.14 inches June-August 1902;the wettest summer occurred in 1867 with 25.32 inches
    Philadelphia, PA Third wettest August on record August 2009 10.29 inches 9.84 inches August 1933;the wettest occurred in 1911 with 12.10 inches
    Philadelphia, PA Eighth wettest meteorological summer on record June-August 2009 18.43 inches 18.31 inches June-August 1967;the wettest summer occurred in 1906 with 22.93 inches
    Atlantic City, NJ Seventh wettest meteorological summer on record June-August 2009 17.90 inches 17.54 inches June-August 1967;the wettest summer occurred in 1997 with 24.15 inches

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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