Annual Summary for 2011 Weather

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I'm switching hats for this post, and taking myself out of the kitchen and out into the weather.  I've kept weather records for over 30 years. I started with temperature (maximum and minimum), and precipitation. Several years ago I added a recording anemometer and also log wind gusts. My interest was sparked by my uncle, Bob Latshaw, who has kept weather records since the 1940s. When I was still in the classroom, Uncle Bob would come to talk about meteorology. He always brought his weather books and would tell the kids what the weather was like on the day they were born. A real crowd-pleaser!

Readings for this summary were made in Skippack Township.

As you may already know, 2011 was the wettest year on record. Average precipatation for this area is about forty inches per year. This year, we almost made it to sixty inches with an annual total of 59.57 inches of liquid precipatation. 

August was the wettest month with 11.46 inches of rain. The total amount of measurable solid precipitation was 33 inches. This included a 13.5-inch accumulation on Jan. 26, as well as a freak 4 inches of snow on Oct. 29.

The mean temperature for the year was 54.6 degrees. The hottest day occured on July 22 with a maximum temperature of 104 degrees. July 23 was another hot day with a high of 103 degrees. The coldest day occurred on Jan. 24 with a low of -9 degrees.