June 2012 Revisited

Here's June 2012, plain and simple:

Above average: Rain
Average or near: Wind
Below Average: Temperature, solar radiation
 
June played out in a (not too unusual) June-uary fashion:  Cool, cloudy, and wet.  My station's average temperature of 61.1° was a little cooler than the long term June average of 61.8°, and even cooler than the more recent (2001-2011) average of 62.9°.  The official average temperature in Hood River, recorded at HOXO, was 60.2°.  June was, as I mentioned, cool.

The maximum temperature (at my station) was 85°, and the low temp was 43°. Official Hood River highs and lows (at HOXO) were 87° and 42°. The high heat index for the month was 85°, and the low wind chill was 43°.

Solar radiation averaged 525 Ly/day, way below an average June solar radiation of 617 Ly/day.   Did I mention that this June was very cloudy?

Precipitation was more than twice the average for June.  I had 1.67" at my station, and HOXO officially recorded 1.66", compared to an historical average of 0.77".  Have I mentioned that this June was quite wet?   The official high rain day was 0.66" on the 4th, while my station recorded 0.61" on that day.

Winds were pretty much average.   The 24 hour average wind speed at my weather station was 4.2 mph, compared to an average June wind speed of 4.1 mph. The peak wind gust was 29 mph.  Wind speeds at other less sheltered locations, such as the Columbia River, were, of course, higher.  

Barometric pressure peaked at 30.22" on the 10th, and the low barometric was 29.63" on the 23rd.

There was one local weather record set this month. On the 23rd, Hood River officially received 0.39" of rain,  breaking the old record of 0.25" in 1969.  Obviously, some records are easier to break than others.

These monthly summaries use data from my weather station located near May and Rand Streets in Hood River. To view my weather station's data for June 2012, click here.  For official Hood River data, and historical averages/records, the data comes from both the manually read NOAA station at MCAREC, and HOXO, the automated station located right next to MCAREC.

From last month's mellow John Denver country tune, to this month's somewhat rowdy (get it?) country tune.  A real crowd pleaser, after a somewhat shaky start.