December 2007 Archive
County: Baker
City: Macclenny
State: Florida
Station Name: Baker County 2
Station # :BC02
Lat:30.247N Long:82.120W
Temperature:
Average monthly: 54.5 Departure from normal: +3.9
Average maximum: 67.4 Highest: 82.4 (28.0) on 12/15
Average minimum: 41.6 Lowest: 30.5 (-0.8) on 12/5
Records:
12/16: 2.15" (1.13" in 1973) [Record Daily Rainfall]
Number of days with:
Maximum of 105 or above: 0
Maximum of 90 or above: 0
Maximum of 65 or below: 6
Maximum of 32 or below: 0
Minimum of 50 or below: 11
Minimum of 32 or below: 3
Minimum of 0 or below: 0
Precipitation (liquid or melted):
Monthly total: 5.13" Monthly norm: 3.05"
Departure from normal: +2.08
Year to Date: 62.60" (114%) (Norm Year to date: (55.13") Departure from normal: +7.47
Snow/Sleet: 0.00 Monthly norm: Trace
Most in 24 hours: 2.15"
Days with 0.01" or more: 5
Days with 0.10" or more: 4
Days with 1.00" or more: 2
Wind:
Highest gust: 27 (23 kt) on 12/16
Highest 1-min Avg: 13 (11 kt) on 12/21
Avg Wind Spd: 1.6 (1.4 kt)
Dew Pt:
Highest: 73.5 (23.1) on 12/15
Lowest: 23.4 (-4.8) on 12/17
Relative Humidity:
Highest: 100% on 12/1-12/3 12/7-12/16 12/19 12/20 12/22 12/23 12/25-12/31
Lowest: 30% on 12/4
Days of Lowest Rh% <=35%: 2/31 (6%)
Barometric Pressure:
Highest: 30.426"/hg (1030.3 mb) on 12/18
Lowest: 29.731"/hg (1006.8 mb) on 12/16
The drought of 2006-07 continues into December entering its 22th month/w Dec. wetter and
and warmer than normal. It was +3.9º above normal for the avg. temp and +2.08" surplus for
the month and +7.47" surplus for the year but there is still a -1.51" deficit from last yr.
Dec 3rd had a dry cold frontal passage followed by high pressure dominating the weather til
a cold frontal passage in combination with Ex-Olga on the 6th producing benefical rainfall
(2.15"). A fast moving low pressure area/associated cold front passed overhead on the 21st.
Dry cold frontal passage occurred on the 23rd. A weak low pressure area and associated cold
front passage occurred on Christmas Day producing 0.28" of rain. High pressure dominated
until late on the 30th with cold frontal passage produced another benefical round of rainfall.
(1.98")
The US Drought Monitor started out as None on Dec 4th, however, it became D0 - Abnormally Dry
on Dec 11th and this persisted til the end of the month. The long term drought indicator
from the CPC analyzed NE Florida as D1 - Moderate Drought at the end of the month (31 Dec).
The highest temp. occurred on the 15th @ 82.4°F. The lowest temp was 30.5°F on the 5th.
The highest peak wind of 27 mph occurred during cold frontal passage on the 16th.
**AVGS BASED ON 74 YEARS OF CLIMATE DATA FROM Glen St Mary 1W,FL [1931-2005] (5 mi NW of me)**
***SNOW AVGS BASED ON 48 YEARS OF CLIMATE DATE FROM Cecil Field {NAS} [1947-1995] (18 mi E of me)***