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2000 Climatological and Significant Weather Summary
Jackson, TN (McKellar-Sipes Airport)


The following is the 2000 year-end climatological summary for the McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport:

MONTH
AVGTEMP
DEPART.
PRECIP
DEPART.
RAINDAYS
SNOW
DEPART.
JANUARY
39.6°
+2.6°
1.89"
-2.05"
10 OF 31
4.0"
+1.0"
FEBRUARY
47.5°
+6.1°
4.01"
-0.38"
8 OF 29
0.0"
-2.2"
MARCH
52.4°
+1.2°
3.94"
-1.08"
11 OF 31
0.0"
-1.0"
APRIL
56.6°
-4.3°
4.86"
-0.50"
10 OF 30
MAY
70.6°
+1.6°
4.40"
-1.04"
14 OF 31
JUNE
75.1°
-1.6°
3.39"
-0.76"
13 OF 30
JULY
77.7°
-2.4°
2.41"
-2.01"
5 OF 31
AUGUST
80.3°
+1.7°
2.68"
-0.40"
6 OF 31
SEPTEMBER
71.2°
-1.0°
3.05"
-0.70"
10 OF 30
OCTOBER
63.2°
+2.2°
0.94"
-2.22"
1 OF 31
NOVEMBER
46.5°
-4.1°
4.25"
-0.54"
9 OF 30
T
-0.1"
DECEMBER
29.8°
-11.3°
2.95"
-2.43"
7 OF 31
1.0"
+0.7"
 
YEARLY
59.2°
-0.9°
38.77"
-14.11"
104 OF 366
5.0"
-1.6"
 
NOTE: RAINDAYS INDICATE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH AT LEAST 0.01" OF PRECIP.

 

MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
 
PARAMETER MEASURED
2000
NORMAL
DEPART.
AVERAGE HIGH
70.5°
70.9°
- .4°
AVERAGE LOW
47.8°
49.2°
-1.4°
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 103° ON 08/29

LOWEST TEMPERATURE          

8° ON 12/19 AND 12/20 
DAYS LOW 32 OR LESS 88 DAYS 73 DAYS +15 DAYS
DAYS HIGH 90 OR MORE 58 DAYS 61 DAYS - 3 DAYS
DAYS HIGH 100 OR MORE 2 DAYS 3 DAYS - 1 DAY
LAST FREEZE (SPRING) 4/09 4/03 - 6 DAYS 
FIRST FREEZE (FALL) 10/08 10/29 -21 DAYS
GROWING SEASON 182 DAYS 209 DAYS -27 DAYS
HEATING DEGREE DAYS         3756 3531 +225
COOLING DEGREE DAYS 1709 1744 - 35
GREATEST 24 HR RAIN 1.50 ON 08/10    
SNOW 5.0" 6.6"  -1.6"

RECORD HIGHS OR LOWS SET OR TIED IN 2000: (PREVIOUS RECORDS INDICATE ONLY MOST RECENT YEAR SET)

JAN 02...NEW RECORD HIGH...72 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 68 SET IN 1997
FEB 10...TIE HIGHEST MIN...53 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 53 SET IN 1999
FEB 22...TIE RECORD HIGH...73 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 73 SET IN 1985
FEB 24...TIE RECORD HIGH...76 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 76 SET IN 1957
FEB 24...NEW HIGHEST MIN...60 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 53 SET IN 1956
FEB 25...NEW HIGHEST MIN...60 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 56 SET IN 1957
MAR 07...TIE RECORD HIGH...80 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 80 SET IN 1974
APR 05...NEW RECORD LOW....30 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 33 SET IN 1996
APR 09...NEW RECORD LOW....27 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 28 SET IN 1985
APR 24...NEW LOWEST MAX....56 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 58 SET IN 1967
APR 27...NEW RECORD LOW....38 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 39 SET IN 1953
MAY 08...TIE HIGHEST MIN...69 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 69 SET IN 1995
MAY 12...NEW HIGHEST MIN...72 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 71 SET IN 1970
JUN 06...NEW RECORD LOW....49 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 53 SET IN 1998
JUN 07...NEW RECORD LOW....44 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 48 SET IN 1998
JUN 08...TIE RECORD LOW....50 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 50 SET IN 1983
JUL 01...TIE RECORD LOW....58 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 58 SET IN 1976
JUL 24...NEW RECORD LOW....58 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 62 SET IN 1988
JUL 25...NEW RECORD LOW....56 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 62 SET IN 1990
JUL 26...NEW RECORD LOW....57 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 61 SET IN 1990
JULY.....TIE LOWEST AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE...66.0 DEGREES...OLD 1967
AUG 29...NEW RECORD HIGH..103 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 102 SET IN 1954
AUG 30...TIE RECORD HIGH..102 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 102 SET IN 1951
SEP 10...NEW HIGHEST MIN...73 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 71 SET IN 1990
SEP 16...TIE RECORD LOW....44 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 44 SET IN 1961
SEP 17...NEW RECORD LOW....42 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 43 SET IN 1999
SEP 26...NEW RECORD LOW....41 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 45 SET IN 1991
SEP 27...NEW RECORD LOW....39 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 40 SET IN 1991
OCT 07...NEW LOWEST MAX....51 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 58 SET IN 1952
OCT 08...NEW LOWEST MAX....54 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 58 SET IN 1952
OCT 08...NEW RECORD LOW....29 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 31 SET IN 1987
OCT 08...NEW EARLIEST BELOW 30 DEGREES...PREVIOUS 10/17 IN 1948
OCT 09...NEW RECORD LOW....28 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 35 SET IN 1951
OCT 10...NEW RECORD LOW....28 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 34 SET IN 1964
OCT 11...TIE RECORD LOW....31 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 31 SET IN 1964
OCT 23...TIE RECORD HIGH...85 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 85 SET IN 1963
OCT 24...TIE RECORD HIGH...83 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 83 SET IN 1992
OCT 25...NEW RECORD HIGH...83 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 82 SET IN 1985
NOV 01...TIE RECORD HIGH...84 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 84 SET IN 1987
NOV 18...NEW LOWEST MAX....37 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 38 SET IN 1951
DEC 05...NEW RECORD LOW....21 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 22 SET IN 1987
DEC 17...NEW RECORD LOW....10 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 13 SET IN 1979
DEC 17...NEW LOWEST MAX....22 DEGREES...PREVIOUS RECORD 27 SET IN 1989
DECEMBER...COLDEST ON RECORD...29.8 DEGREES...OLD RECORD 31.1 IN 1963
DECEMBER...MOST HEATING DEGREE DAYS...1086...OLD RECORD 1044 IN 1963
DECEMBER: FIRST TIME ON RECORD WHEN EVERY DAY IN MONTH HAD LOWS AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES. LAST ABOVE FREEZING LOW TEMP OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 29TH.



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