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U.S. Climate Monitoring National Overview
August 2005 National Climatic Data Center Asheville, North Carolina 6 September 2005
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It should be emphasized that all of the temperature and precipitation ranks and values are based on preliminary data. The ranks will change when the final data are processed, but will not be replaced on these pages. Graphics based on final data are available on the Climate Monitoring Products page.
Please note that for August, precipitation is underestimated for the central Gulf coast due to limited observations related to Hurricane Katrina damage and outages. For more information on Hurricane Katrina's impact, please see our dedicated Hurricane Katrina web-page
For graphics covering periods other than those mentioned above or for tables of national, regional, and statewide data from 1895-present, for August, last 3 months or other periods, please go to the Climate At A Glance page
National Overview:
Summer (Jun-Aug):
- June-August temperatures were much above average for the nation with much warmer-than-average conditions across the entire Northeast. For information on temperature records during the season, please go to NCDC's Extremes page.
- Precipitation was above average for the nation with conditions especially wetter than average across parts of the Southeast and Central Plains. For more information on drought during the summer, please visit the U.S. Drought page.
August:
- August temperatures were above average for the nation with much warmer-than-average conditions across most of the East Coast. For information on temperature records during the month, please go to NCDC's Extremes page.
- Precipitation was above average for the nation with conditions especially wetter than average across parts of the Mississippi Valley and Central Plains. For more information on drought during August, please visit the U.S. Drought page.
For additional details, see the Monthly Highlights section.
For details and graphics on weather events across the U.S. and the globe go to NCDC's Global Hazards page.
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Monthly and Seasonal Highlights:
National:
For tables of national, regional, and statewide data from 1895-present, for August, last 3 months or other periods, please go to the Climate At A Glance page.
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- August 2005 ranked as the 21st warmest August in the 1895 to present record. The preliminary nationally averaged temperature was 73.8�F (23.22�C), which was 1.0�F (0.6�C) above the long-term mean.
- August 2005 had above average precipitation, nationally, ranking 13th wettest.
- Summer temperature was much above average and ranked as the 10th warmest such period in the 1895 to present record. The preliminary nationally averaged temperature for June-August was 73.3�F (22.9�C) which was 1.2�F (0.7�C) above the long-term mean.
- June-August had above average precipitation, ranking 17th wettest in the last 111 years.
- The September 2004-August 2005 temperature was much above average and ranked as the 8th warmest such period in the 1895 to present record. The preliminary nationally averaged temperature was 54.1�F (12.3�C) which was 1.3�F (0.7�C) above the long-term mean.
- Precipitation was much above average for September-August, ranking 8th wettest for the last 12 months based on a record of 110 such periods.
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It should be emphasized that all of the temperature and precipitation ranks and values are based on preliminary data. The ranks will change when the final data are processed, but will not be replaced on these pages. Graphics based on final data are available on the Climate Monitoring Products page.
For all climate questions other than questions concerning this report, please contact the National Climatic Data Center's Climate Services Division:
Climate Services Division NOAA/National Climatic Data Center 151 Patton Avenue Asheville, NC 28801-5001 fax: 828-271-4876 phone: 828-271-4800 email: ncdc.info@noaa.gov
For further information on the historical climate perspective presented in this report, contact:
Jay Lawrimore NOAA/National Climatic Data Center 151 Patton Avenue Asheville, NC 28801-5001 fax: 828-271-4328 email: Jay.Lawrimore@noaa.gov
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