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Record Rainfall Recorded In JuneBY JOHN MILLERPublished Wednesday, July 12, 2000 in the Nevada County Picayune To say June was wet is much akin to saying heat is hot. According to Prescott meteorologist John W. Teeter, June's rainfall total is a new all time record for the area as 12.43 inches of rain fell during the month. Normally, the region gets 3.99 inches of the wet stuff in June, but the difference was a surplus of 8.44 inches. In addition, the county is no longer in a deficit situation rain-wise for the year. The normal amount of rain for the first six months of the year is 27.63 inches, Teeter said. But, with June's deluge the total is now 33.09 inches. This is a difference of 5.46 inches to the good, as can be attested by the lush green pastures throughout the county. By this time last year, the fields and pastures were beginning to turn brown from the lack of rain. Cale weatherman Davis Benton echoed Teeter's statements about this being a wet June. He said the south part of Nevada County received 12.05 inches of rain during the month, bringing the yearly total to 34.16 inches five full inches above normal for this time of year. Benton said the only wetter June in the past 20 years was in 1989 when 16.13 inches of rain fell. Teeter said it rained 11 days in June, even though it seemed, at times, like it rained daily. Benton said there were 16 days of measurable precipitation in the Cale area. The largest single day total was 4.07 inches during the night of June 14-15. Benton agreed this night had the most rain for the month, with Cale getting 5.25 inches, most during a five-hour stretch causing flooding in low-lying areas. June 22 was close with 2.61 inches falling in a 24-hour period, Teeter said. The 12.43 inches of rain falling in June surpasses the former record of rainfall during the sixth month of the year. In 1928, Teeter said, there was 11.08 inches of the wet stuff recorded falling in Nevada County. The average daily temperature, he said, was 76.6 degrees, or 1.5 degrees below normal. The norm is 78.1 degrees, but with all the rain during June, this is no surprise. Interestingly, in spite of the seemingly constant rain in June, no weather watches or warnings were posted. Normally, Teeter said, there are six. It's now July, and the mercury is destined to climb. The average daily temperature, according to Teeter, is 82.3 degrees, while the normal rainfall total is 3.85 inches. However, it's been several years since July has reached its rainfall average. "It's time for hot weather," Teeter said. "Maybe this summer will be it. We still remember 1936, 1954 and 1980 when we had 60 days or more of 100 degree or higher weather." But then again, maybe the area will get lucky and the mercury won't break the triple-digit barrier this summer. Search | Nevada County Picayune by date | Gurdon Times by date |
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