For most of September, high temperatures were below normal and low temperatures were above average. No new records were set this month.
At 2.42 inches, precipitation was well above normal. No new records were set this month. Total water year precipitation (since October 1) is 100% of normal.
Table 1 - daily data recorded at the Hyslop Experiment Station.
Table
2 - access to the daily data recorded at the Corvallis Agri-Met
Automated Station. You choose the station and parameters.
Summary: Parameter Observed Dep.* Parameter Observed Dep.* Average maximum temperature 73.0 -2.4 Days with measurable precip. 18 10.9 Average minimum temperature 48.9 1.1 Days with .10" or more precip. 6 2.4 Monthly precipitation 2.42 0.95 Days with .50" or more precip. 2 1.1 Growing degree days @ 50F 329 -21 Days with 1" or more precip. 0 -0.2 * departure from 1971-00 normal
Looking ahead to October:
Maxima rise to about 65°
Minima rise to about 42°
Average precipitation is 3.02 inches
There are an average of 12 days with measurable precipitation
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