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Local Climatic Items of Interest for June



NEAR TO BELOW-NORMAL RAINFALL IN JUNE

- Due to the scattered nature of thunderstorms, some places received heavy rainfall while others did not receive as much. As a result, Knoxville ended up with above-normal rainfall, Tri-Cities had slightly below-normal rainfall, while Chattanooga was well below normal for June. In fact, Chattanooga ranked in the top ten of its driest Junes on record.

  • Chattanooga received 0.73 inches of rain in June, which was 3.26 inches below normal. It ranked as the 3rd driest June on record at Chattanooga. Measurable rain fell on only four days, and only two of those days had more than one-quarter of an inch. The heaviest rain fell on the 11th when 0.40 inches was recorded, which accounted for over one-half of the total rainfall for the entire month. The driest June of the 131 years of observations taken at Chattanooga was back in 1931, when 0.29 inch of rain was recorded.

  • Knoxville received 4.85 inches of rain in June, which was 0.81 inches above normal. It ranked in the middle one-third of observations taken in June at Knoxville. Measurable rain occurred on eleven days, and six of those days had more than one-quarter of an inch. The heaviest rain fell on the 22nd when 1.23 inches was recorded. The wettest June was back in 1928, when 11.83 inches of rain was recorded.

  • Tri-Cities received 3.57 inches of rain in June, which was 0.32 inches below normal. It ranked in the middle one-third of observations taken in June at Tri-Cities. Measurable rain occurred on thirteen days, but only five of those days had more than one-quarter of an inch. The heaviest rain fell on the 16th and again the next day, when 0.84 inch was reported each day. The driest June of the 72 years of observations taken at Tri-Cities was back in 1986, when 0.75 inches of rain was recorded.
ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN JUNE

- Daily temperatures in June varied from a few cool outbreaks to very warm summer-like weather. But by the end of the month, the monthly-averaged temperatures ended up above normal for June. In fact, Chattanooga ranked in the top ten of its warmest Junes on record. However, no daily record temperatures were broken.

  • The monthly-averaged temperature at Chattanooga was 79.7 degrees, which was 4.3 degrees above normal. It tied with 1953 as the 5th warmest June on record at Chattanooga. The warmest June at Chattanooga was back in 1952, when the monthly-averaged temperature was 82.2 degrees.

  • The monthly-averaged temperature at Knoxville was 76.0 degrees, which was 2.2 degree above normal. It tied with 1993 as the 35th warmest June on record at Knoxville. The warmest June at Knoxville was back in 1952, when the monthly-averaged temperature was 81.4 degrees.

  • The monthly-averaged temperature at Tri-Cities was 72.6 degrees, which was 1.9 degrees above normal. It ranked as the 22nd warmest June on record at Tri-Cities. The warmest June at Tri-Cities was back in 1952, when the monthly-averaged temperature was 77.9 degrees.

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