This summer

[sp123]

john what are the rainfall totals for June July august in houghton/keweenaw counties all i hear is people saying that it has been dry. the only month i think that might have been a little dry was july ?

 

[frnash]

For Houghton, MI (airport):
<table border=1><tr><td><font size="-2"><center>Month</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>Precip.</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>Departure</center></font> </TD></TR><TR><TD><font size="-2"><center>Jun</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>1.79"</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>-1.44"</center></font> </TD></TR><TR><TD><font size="-2"><center>Jul</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>1.93"</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>-1.08"</center></font> </TD></TR><TR><TD><font size="-2"><center>Aug</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>4.82"</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>+1.27"</center></font> </TD></TR><TR><TD><font size="-2"><center>Sep^§</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>trace</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>-1.05"</center></font> </TD></TR><TR><TD><font size="-2"><center>Totals</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>8.54"</center></font></TD><TD><font size="-2"><center>-2.30"</center></font></td></tr></table>(^§ To date.)

 

[admin]

Thanks Frnash!

Saved me a bit of work!

-John

 

[scottd]

frnash what site did you get this from? I'd like to know what Marquette county is like. I mean I know in general based on the fact our lake is the lowest i've seen it in all of my 33 years but I would like to be able to monitor better where we are.

Thanks

 

[frnash]

Oops, my "misteak"; the table shown above is for Marquette, not Houghton!

Apparently they don't archive the data reported by the ASOS station at Houghton beyond the three days history shown here (Drat! I coulda sworn they did!). (Click on the 3 Day History: link in the Current Conditions section.)

Here's a link to the Marquette Climate Records.

I used the Preliminary Monthly Climate Data (CF6) product for June, July, August & September, but you could find the monthly totals in the Monthly Weather Summary (CLM) also.

It looks like MQT NWS has changed their menus, I can't see where the Co-op observer records are hiding now, like for Phoenix Farms, etc.!

Another option for Houghton would be this Weather Underground page: KCMX. You'd have to click on the monthly tab then change the date to the last day of each month, then scroll down for the monthly totals. Tedious!

 

[frnash]

Yet another alternative for various other locations in da western UP: Marquette NWS Now Data.

Try the Monthly avgs/totals product for various locations (see the Locations scroll box), and perhaps the Precipitation Variable for this year, last year, or the averages for 1971 - 2000 (the so-called "normals").

 

[admin]

Here you go:

Houghton County Airport

June: observed 3.83, average 2.84 135%
July: observed 1.31, average 2.97 44%
Aug: observed 4.66, average 2.75 169%
Sept: Observed 0.00, average 1.08 0%

-John

PS. No more Coop at Phoenix Farms

 

[sp123]

yes i see we are above average precip for the summer i didnt really think it was dry this summer