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Active Tropical Wave Brings Record June Rainfall

 

The first strong tropical wave of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season to affect Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands brought heavy rainfall and cool temperatures to the region. While widespread rainfall totals of 4 to 6 inches were observed across eastern and southeastern sections of Puerto Rico during this event, the heaviest rainfall accumulated across the US Virgin Islands, Culebra and Vieques, with both the Cyril E King airport on Saint Thomas and the Christiansted airport on Saint Croix recording their wettest 3-day period for the month of June on record. In addition, the afternoon high temperatures of 82 F and 83 F on Saint Thomas for the 20^th and 19^th of the month respectively, were the coolest high temperatures ever recorded on those dates. A summary of some of the new records set can be found below.

 

Daily Records

 

Temperture Records	Date	Record Cool High Temperature	Previous Record	Year
Saint Thomas	June 19th	83 F	85 F	2009
Saint Thomas	June 20th	82 F	84 F	1983
San Juan	June 20th	82 F	82 F	1987

 

 

 

Precipitation Records	Date	Record	Previous Record	Year
San Juan	June 19th	1.79"	1.72"	1993
Saint Thomas	June 19th	2.71"	0.51"	1990
Saint Thomas	June 20th	3.02"	2.45"	1993
Saint Croix	June 20th	3.94"	0.62"	1993

 

June Records:

 

1-Day Accumulation	Record	Date	Previous Record	Date
Saint Croix	3.94"	June 20th, 2010	3.46"	June 26th, 1953

 

 

 

3-Day Accumulations	Record	Previous Record	Year
Saint Thomas	7.85"	4.76"	1983
Saint Croix	4.65"	3.91"	1987

 

 

 

 

(Records for San Juan, Saint Thomas and Saint Croix date back to 1956, 1953 and 1951 respectively)