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2001 Climatological and Significant Weather Summary
Jackson, TN (McKellar-Sipes Airport)

The following is the 2001 year-end climatological summary for the McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport:

MONTH
AVGTEMP
DEPART.
PRECIP
DEPART.
RAINDAYS
JANUARY
34.7°
-2.3°
2.61"
-1.33"
8 OF 31
FEBRUARY
45.3°
+3.9°
6.65"
+2.26"
13 OF 28
MARCH
45.7°
-5.5°
2.88"
-2.14"
13 OF 31
APRIL
64.9°
+4.0°
2.34"
-3.02"
7 OF 30
MAY
68.2°
-0.8°
6.82"
+1.38"
9 OF 31
JUNE
73.3°
-0.9°
2.03"
-2.12"
9 OF 30
JULY
80.1°
0.0°
4.28"
-0.14"
12 OF 31
AUGUST
78.1°
-0.5°
5.37"
+2.29"
8 OF 31
SEPTEMBER
68.8°
-1.1°
1.81"
-1.94"
8 OF 30
OCTOBER
57.7°
-3.3°
6.67"
+3.51"
8 OF 31
NOVEMBER
53.0°
+2.4°
10.31"
+5.52"
8 OF 30
DECEMBER
45.0°
+3.9°
7.17"
+1.79"
11 OF 31
 
YEARLY
59.6°
-0.4°
38.77"
+6.06"
114 OF 365
 
NOTE: RAINDAYS INDICATE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH AT LEAST 0.01" OF PRECIP.

 

MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
 
PARAMETER MEASURED 2001 NORMAL DEPART.
AVERAGE HIGH 70.8° 70.9° - 0.1°
AVERAGE LOW 48.3° 49.2° - 0.9°
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 96° ON 07/08 AND 07/09
LOWEST TEMPERATURE 3° ON 01/02
DAYS LOW 32 OR LESS 81 DAYS 73 DAYS + 8 DAYS
DAYS HIGH 90 OR MORE 36 DAYS 61 DAYS -25 DAYS
DAYS HIGH 100 OR MORE 0 DAYS 3 DAYS - 3 DAYS
LAST FREEZE (SPRING) 4/19 4/03 -16 DAYS
FIRST FREEZE (FALL) 10/17 10/29 +12 DAYS
GROWING SEASON 205 DAYS 209 DAYS - 4 DAYS
HEATING DEGREE DAYS 3476 3531 - 55
COOLING DEGREE DAYS 1597 1744 -147
GREATEST 24 HR RAIN 3.59 ON 11/28

SNOW

0.1" 6.6" -6.5"

 

RECORD HIGHS OR LOWS SET OR TIED IN 2001:
 

(PREVIOUS RECORDS INDICATE ONLY MOST RECENT YEAR SET)

 
01/01 NEW LOWEST MAX 23 OLD RECORD 26 IN 1974
01/02 NEW LOW 3 OLD RECORD 8 IN 1979
01/03 NEW LOW 4 OLD RECORD 11 IN 1979
02/07 NEW HIGH 71 OLD RECORD 69 IN 1994
04/01 TIED LOW 30 PREVIOUSLY SET 30 IN 1954
04/07 NEW HIGHEST MIN 69 OLD RECORD 65 IN 1954
04/09 TIED HIGHEST MIN 67 PREVIOUSLY SET 67 IN 1953
04/10 NEW HIGHEST MIN 66 OLD RECORD 65 IN 1981
04/11 NEW HIGH 87 OLD RECORD 86 IN 1977
04/11 TIED HIGHEST MIN 68 PREVIOUSLY SET 68 IN 1965
04/17 TIED LOW 34 PREVIOUSLY SET 34 IN 1986
04/18 NEW LOW 29 OLD RECORD 31 IN 1997
04/25 NEW LOW 36 OLD RECORD 38 IN 1983
05/24 TIED LOWEST MAX 68 PREVIOUSLY SET 68 IN 1979
05/25 TIED LOW 49 PREVIOUSLY SET 49 IN 1979
06/03 NEW LOWEST MAX 67 OLD RECORD 72 IN 1954
07/14 NEW LOW 55 OLD RECORD 56 IN 1967
07/26 TIE HIGHEST MIN 74 PREVIOUSLY SET 74 IN 1983
09/26 NEW LOW 36 OLD RECORD 41 IN 2000
10/16 NEW LOWEST MAX 58 OLD RECORD 59 IN 1954
10/23 NEW HIGHEST MIN 68 OLD RECORD 66 IN 1991
10/27 NEW LOW 28 OLD RECORD 30 IN 1957
10/28 TIED LOW 26 PREVIOUSLY SET

26 IN 1957

 
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