Narrative Summary - August 1995
August 1995 was cooler than normal, averaging 72.0ºF, 3.1º below normal
(75.1ºF). The warmest August averaged 81.5ºF (1967), while the coolest
averaged 69.8ºF (1964). The following daily temperature records were
established during the month:
| New | Old | |||||||||
| Date | Category | Record | Record | Year | ||||||
| 9 | Low Minimum | 51 | 51 | 1975 | Tie | |||||
| 12 | Low Maximum | 77 | 79 | 1978 | ||||||
| 13 | Low Minimum | 47 | 49 | 1984 | ||||||
| 14 | Low Minimum | 45 | 49 | 1984 | ||||||
| 17 | Low Maximum | 76 | 78 | 1972 |
Precipitation for August 1995 totaled only 0.07 in., 26% of normal (0.27 in.).
The wettest August, in 1977, received 1.36 in., while the driest, in 1988 and
earlier years, received no precipitation.
The summer season (June, July and August) was cooler than normal, averaging
72.4ºF, 1.3º below normal (73.7ºF). The hottest temperature during the summer
of 1995 was 105ºF on July 19. The warmest summer, in 1958, averaged 78.2ºF,
while the coolest, in 1980, averaged only 70.2ºF.
Summer season precipitation totaled only 1.18 in., 142% of normal (0.83 in.).
The driest summer, in 1973, received only 0.03 in., while the wettest, in 1950,
received 2.99 in.
Total precipitation since January 1, 1995 is 7.29 inches, 201% of normal
(3.63 inches). This has been the second wettest first eight months of the
year on record, with 1950 having received 7.46 inches during the January
through August period. The driest first eight months of the year occured
in 1973 with only 1.46 inches of precipitation
For additional information contact:
| Ken Burk | 373-3215 | |
| Dana Hoitink | 372-6414 |
Note: The information in this summary pertains specifically to
the Hanford Meteorology Station (HMS), which is located
approximately 25 miles northwest of Richland, Washington. No
attempt should be made to infer meteorological conditions at other
locations from these data.