Temperature

The hottest day of 2014 was June 8, with a high temperature of 46C. For reference,
on that day the average high temperature is 39C and the high temperature
exceeds 44C only one day in ten. Thehottest month of 2014 was June with an
average daily high temperature of 41C.
Relative to the average, the hottest day was June 8. The high temperature that day
was 46C, compared to the average of 39C, a difference of 7C. In relative terms
the warmest month was June, with an average high temperature of 41C, compared
to an typical value of 39C.
The longest warm spell was from September 14 to October 11, constituting 28
consecutive days with warmer than average high temperatures. The month
of June had the largest fraction of warmer than average days with 87% days with
higher than average high temperatures.
Temperature

The daily low (blue) and high (red) temperature during 2014 with the area between
them shaded gray and superimposed over the corresponding averages (thick lines),
and with percentile bands (inner band from 25th to 75th percentile, outer band
from 10th to 90th percentile). The bar at the top of the graph is red where both the
daily high and low are above average, blue where they are both below average, and
white otherwise.
The coldest day of 2014 was January 10, with a low temperature of 1C. For
reference, on that day the average low temperature is 8C and the low temperature
drops below 5C only one day in ten. The coldest month of 2014 was January with
an average daily low temperature of 8C.
Relative to the average, the coldest day was May 13. The low temperature that day
was 18C, compared to the average of 27C, a difference of 9C. In relative terms
the coldest month was April, with an average low temperature of 21C, compared to
an typical value of 23C.
The longest cold spell was from May 5 to May 23, constituting 19 consecutive days
with cooler than average low temperatures. The month of April had the largest
fraction of cooler than average days with 83% days with lower than average low
temperatures.
Hourly Temperature Bands

The full year of hourly temperature reports with the days of the year on the
horizontal and the hours of the day on the vertical. The hourly temperature
measurement is color coded into meaningful temperature bands: frigid is purple
(below -9C), freezing is blue (-9C to 0C), cold is dark green (0C to 10C), cool is
light green (10C to 18C), comfortable is yellow (18C to24C), warm is light red
(24C to 29C), hot is medium red (29C to 38C), sweltering is dark red
(above 38C), and missing data is pink.
Clouds
The clearest month of 2014 was August, with 10% of days being more clear than
cloudy.
Cloud Coverage

The fraction of time spent in each of the five sky cover categories over the course
of 2014 on a daily basis. From top (most blue) to bottom (most gray), the categories
are clear, mostly clear, partly cloudy, mostly cloudy, and overcast. Pink indicates
missing data. Outside of the United States clear skies are often reported
ambiguously, leading them to be lumped in with the missing data. The bar at the
top of the graph is gray if the sky was cloudy or mostly cloudy for more than half
the day, blue if it is clear or mostly clear for more than half the day, and blue-gray
otherwise.
The cloudiest month of 2014 was July, with 42% of days being more cloudy than
clear. The longest spell of cloudy weather was from January 21 to January 27,
constituting 7 consecutive days that were cloudier than they were clear.
Hourly Cloud Coverage

The full year of hourly cloud coverage reports with the days of the year on the
horizontal and the hours of the day on the vertical. The sky cover is color coded:
from most blue to most gray, the categories are clear, mostly clear, partly cloudy,
mostly cloudy, and overcast. Pink indicates missing data. Outside of the United
States clear skies are often reported ambiguously, leading them to be lumped in
with the missing data.
Precipitation
This station provides hourly reports of significant weather events at and around the
station, but does not report the quantity of precipitation at the station itself. This is
common for weather stations located outside of the United States, and for a small

subset of stations in the United States that are located at lesser used and smaller
airports.
Present Weather Reports
This station reports when significant weather events (including precipitation) are
visually observed at or near the station. Such events do not always correspond to
measured quantities of liquid equivalent precipitation, such as when the event is
near by not at the station, or in the case of solid precipitation that does not melt in
the collection basin.
The day in 2014 with the most precipitation observations was September 5. There
were 12 hourly weather reports that day (out of a maximum of 24) in which some
form of precipitation was observated at or near the station. The month with the
most precipitation observations was June, with 35 hourly present weather reports
involving some form of precipitation.
Precipitation Reports

The daily number of hourly observed precipitation reports during 2014, color coded
according to precipitation type, and stacked in order of severity. From the bottom
up, the categories are thunderstorms (orange); heavy, moderate, and light snow
(dark to light blue); heavy, moderate, and light rain (dark to light green); and drizzle
(lightest green). Not all categories are necessarily present in this particular graph.
The faint shaded areas indicate climate normals. The bar at the top of the graph is
green if any precipitation was observed that day and white otherwise.
As determined by the present weather reports, the longest dry spell was
from October 15 toDecember 14, constituting 61 consecutive days with no observed
precipitation. The month of November was completely without observed
precipitation.
The month with the largest fraction of days with at least some observed
precipitation was May, with39% of days reporting some observed precipitation.
Hourly Weather Reports

The full year of hourly present weather reports with the days of the year on the
horizontal and the hours of the day on the vertical. The color-coded categories are
thunderstorms (orange); heavy, moderate, and light snow (dark to light blue);
heavy, moderate, and light rain (dark to light green); drizzle (lightest green);

freezing rain and sleet (light and dark cyan); snow grains (lightest blue); hail (red);
fog (gray); and haze (brownish gray).
Snow
Either snow is exceptionally rare at this location or this station did not reliably report
it during 2014.
Humidity
Humidity is an important factor in determining how weather conditions feel to a
person experiencing them. Hot and humid days feel even hotter than hot and dry
days because the high level of water content in humid air discourages the
evaporation of sweat from a person's skin.
When reading the graph below, keep in mind that the hottest part of the day tends
to be the least humid, so the daily low (brown) traces are more relevant for
understanding daytime comfort than the daily high (blue) traces, which typically
occur during the night. Applying that observation, the least humid
month of 2014 was April with an average daily low humidity of 18%, and the most
humid month was January with an average daily low humidity of 62%.
But it is important to keep in mind that humidity does not tell the whole picture and
the dew point is often a better measure of how comfortable a person will find a
given set of weather conditions. Please see the next section for continued
discussion of this point.
Humidity

The daily low (brown) and high (blue) relative humidity during 2014 with the area
between them shaded gray and superimposed over the corresponding averages
(thick lines), and with percentile bands (inner band from 25th to 75th percentile,
outer band from 10th to 90th percentile).
Dew Point
Dew point is the temperature below which water vapor will condense into liquid
water. It is therefore also related to the rate of evaporation of liquid water. Since the
evaporation of sweat is an important cooling mechanism for the human body, the
dew point is an important measurement for understanding how dry, comfortable, or
humid a given set of weather conditions will feel.
Generally speaking, dew points below 10C will feel a bit dry to some people, but
comfortable to people accustomed to dry conditions; dew points

from 10C to 20C are fairly comfortable to most people, and dew points
above 20C are increasingly uncomfortable, becoming oppressive around25C.
To take some examples, and basing our categorization on the daily high dew point
in 2014, Januaryhad 4 dry days, 27 comfortable days, and no humid days; April had
2 dry days, 28 comfortable days, and no humid days; July had no dry days, no
comfortable days, and 31 humid days; and October had no dry days, 20 comfortable
days, and 11 humid days.
Dew Point

The daily low (blue) and high (red) dew point during 2014 with the area between
them shaded gray and superimposed over the corresponding averages (thick lines),
and with percentile bands (inner band from 25th to 75th percentile, outer band
from 10th to 90th percentile).
Wind
The highest sustained wind speed was 55 m/s, occurring on May 8; the highest daily
mean wind speedwas 6 m/s (March 11); and the highest wind gust speed was 15
m/s (May 30).
The windiest month was June, with an average wind speed of 3 m/s. The least windy
month wasNovember, with an average wind speed of 2 m/s.
Wind Speed

The daily low and high wind speed (light gray area) and the maximum daily wind
gust speed (tiny blue dashes).