The average temperature in August
2008 was 75.3
F. This was 2.9
F warmer
than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average, the
4th warmest
August in 114
years.
The temperature trend for
the period of record (1895 to present) is
0.1 degrees Fahrenheit per decade.
0.12
inches of precipitation fell in
August.
This was -0.23
inches less than the 1901-2000 average, the
22nd
driest
such
month
on record.
The precipitation trend for
the period of record (1895 to present) is
0.01 inches per decade.
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