HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: AUGUST 2020

HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: AUGUST 2020

TEMPERATURES

August Average Temperatures were about 1.5° above the Normal in the area for both the Maximum and Minimum Temperatures. As has been the case this summer, there were no extended periods of hot weather as just 3 days even made it to ≥90° this month, the highest being the 95.8° on the 15th, the second-warmest reading of the year, exceeded only by the 96.0° on July 27th. These 3 days of ≥90° brought the yearly total to 10 (including 1 each in May and June, and 5 in July). This month, just 8 days made it to ≥85°. The coolest Maximum Temperature period came during the final 10 days when the highest temperature only reached 79.9°, averaging 76.6° during this span of beautiful weather with only clear skies from the 23rd-29th. This was also the period with the coolest Minimum Temperatures, averaging 53.4° and bringing a low of 47.8° on the 30th, tying the 13th for the month’s coolest temperature. The Maximum Diurnal Range was 38.0° on the 15th (95.8°/57.8°) and the Minimum was the 12.5° on the 6th (67.5°/55.0°).

 

Average Monthly Maximum:  79.9°
Average Monthly Minimum:  55.6°
Monthly Mean:  67.8°
Monthly High Maximum: 95.8° (15th)
Monthly Low Minimum:  47.8° (13th, 30th)
Monthly Low Maximum: 67.5° (6th)
Monthly High Minimum: 67.6° (16th)
Monthly High Mean: 80.2° (16th)
Monthly Low Mean: 60.4° (6th)

 

NUMBER OF DAYS:
Maximums ≥95°:   1
Maximums ≥90°:   3
Maximums ≥85°:   8
Maximums ≥80°:  15
Maximums ≥75°:  27
Maximums ≥70°:  30
Maximums ≥65°:  31
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Maximums ≤85°:  27
Maximums ≤80°:  17
Maximums ≤75°:   9
Maximums ≤70°:   1
Maximums ≤65°:   0
Maximums ≤32°:   0
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Minimums ≤65°:  30
Minimums ≤60°:  27
Minimums ≤55°:  15
Minimums ≤50°:   3
Minimums ≤45°:   0
Minimums ≤32°:   0

 

PRECIPITATION

This month’s rainfall total was below Normal for this location, totaling 0.36″, the Normal being 0.82″ according to Oregon State University’s PRISM Climate Mapping System. There were just 2 days with measurable rain, the maximum daily amount being 0.25″on the 6th, with the other 0.11″ on the 21st. Trace amounts were recorded on 3 other days.

 

Total Monthly Precipitation: 0.36″
Maximum 24-Hour Amount: 0.25″ (6th)
Maximum Precipitation Rate: 0.27″/Hr. (0855 Hrs on the 6th)

 

NUMBER OF DAYS OF PRECIPITATION:
≥0.01″:  2 
≥0.25″:  1
≥0.50″:  0
≥0.75″:  0
≥1.00″:  0
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NUMBER OF DAYS OF ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA:
Thunder: 0
Hail:   0
Fog:   4
Heavy Fog: 0 (Visibility ≤1/4 Mile)
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NUMBER OF DAYS OF SNOWFALL & SNOW DEPTH:
Snowfall ≥Trace: 0
Snowfall ≥0.1″: 0
Snowfall ≥1.0″: 0
Snow Depth ≥Trace: 0 (as measured at 2400-hour observation)
Snow Depth ≥0.1″: 0 (as measured at 2400-hour observation)
Snow Depth ≥1.0″: 0 (as measured at 2400-hour observation)

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Sky Cover: 20 Clear, 9 Partly Cloudy, and 2 Cloudy days.

Barometric Pressure ranged from a maximum of 30.24″ (9th) to a minimum of 29.80″ (15th & 20th).

Relative Humidity peaked at 99% (6th & 22nd) and reached a Minimum of 27% (15th).

Dew Point went from a very sticky maximum of 70° (16th) to a minimum of 44° (29th).

Wind averaged just 0.1 MPH and the Maximum Gust reached just 9 MPH (10th & 27th).

 

HAPPY VALLEY MONTHLY WEATHER FORM: AUGUST 2020 (Click the date link to access a pdf version of the data).

 

Cover Photo: Bumble Bee on Celosia argentea Intenz, August 25, 2020.

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