Rain, Rain, and More Rain (May 2010 Climate Summary)
Wow, May was a wet one! 4.26″ to be exact. My average (since 1999) is 2.25″ which means this month is almost double the average. Contrast this year and 2005 (4.39″) with 2007 when I totaled only .81″. May seems like it can be quite the fickle month when it comes to rain. Here’s the statistics for this month:
Values in parenthesis are from 2009 for comparison.
High Temperature: 78.7 5/14 (88.5 in 2009)
Low Temperature: 38.1 5/7 (38.3 in 2009)
Mean Temperature: 53.4 (57.8 in 2009)
Rain: 4.26″ (2.43″ in 2009)
Wind Speed High: 32mph 5/19 (33 mph in 2009)
Wind Speed Average: 2 mph (2 mph in 2009)
Wind Speed Dominant Direction: S (N in 2009)
[...] forward to June. During May the Vancouver area received nearly 200% of its ‘normal’ rainfall and through the first 13 days of June all but 4 days have received rain. Now, this rain [...]