MONTHLY WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
WESTMONT 1.1 W PA
AUGUST 2006
OBSERVER NATE MULLINS

Special Observations:  F=fog, T=thunder, H=hail,
S=sleet, G=glaze, DW=damaging winds
Observation time for this station is midnight.

	Temperature, °F		Precipitation, In.		
				Liquid	Solid	7am
	24-hour		At	Rain	Snow/	Snow
Date	Max	Min	Obs	Equiv	Ice	Depth	Special Obs.

1	85	70	76
2	86	73	76
3	86	70	70	 .03			T
4	78	66	66	 .07
5	79	58	66
6	80	62	71	 .03
7	83	67	72	 .26			T
8	75	64	64
9	78	55	65
10	78	57	63
11	75	55	55
12	73	48	58
13	76	53	65
14	82	58	73
15	74	62	62	1.63
16	76	54	66
17	79	58	67
18	79	61	70
19	80	66	68	 .60			F,T
20	75	62	62				F
21	74	55	60
22	74	53	63
23	76	57	63
24	75	58	63
25	81	59	68
26	83	63	72
27	75	65	68	 .25			F,T
28	75	65	69	 .10			F
29	77	66	66	 .35			F
30	69	61	63	   T
31	66	59	59

AVG/SUM	77.5	60.6	66.1  	3.32	 0.0	 -  	 	
EXT	86	48	-	1.63	  -	 -
Date	3*	12	-	15	  -	 -
*=Also occurred on earlier dates

Miscellaneous Stats:

Mean Monthly Temperature:  69.1 F
Year precipitation to date:  31.24"
Season snowfall to date:  0.0"
Number of days with:
	Fog:  5 
	Ice Pellets:  0   	
	Glaze:  0 	
	Thunder:  4 	
	Hail:  0 	
	Damaging Winds:  0	

DETAILED OBSERVATION NOTES:

1: A mild overnight low of 70 F, then partly cloudy, hazy warm and humid.
2: Mild overnight.  Low 73 F.  Partly cloudy, hazy warm and humid.
3: Breezy and mild overnight, low 73 F again.  Partly cloudy, warm and humid.  Line of
   thunderstorms this evening 7-8pm did the usual split and went north & south with
   very nearby areas getting heavy rain but only .03" fell at this station.
4: A couple of showers overnight another .07" fell, cloudy this morning followed by
   partial clearing, more pleasant temps and humidity today.
5: Beautiful sunny mild day with low humidity, one of the nicest days this summer.
6: Sunny early then increasing clouds by afternoon with slight increase in humidity.
   Very brief shower around 11pm.
7: Variable clouds, hazy warm and humid.  Series of thunderstorms in the area 3-9pm
   .26" rain fell.  Once again very nearby areas were hit much harder especially just
   to the south.
8: Partly cloudy and cooler with much lower humidity.
9: Mostly sunny and pleasant.
10: Mostly cloudy, more humid, clouds gradually decreased in the evening.
11: Sunny with low humidity.
12: Cooler overnight low 48 F.  Sunny with low humidity.
13: Sunny, slightly warmer, low humidity.
14: Partly to mostly cloudy, warmer, more humid.
RAIN!!!
15: Rain overnight from 1-5am was heavy at times especially between 2:30-3:30am with
    over an inch within the hour.  A very welcome 1.63" fell.  Cloudy this morning
    then skies gradually cleared during the afternoon, pleasant temps/humidity.
16: Mostly sunny, very nice day with low humidity.
17: Mostly sunny, scattered PM high clouds.
18: Continued fair with seasonal temps and scattered high clouds.
19: Mostly cloudy and humid.  Showers and thunderstorms in the area from 6:30-9:30pm
    with several brief heavy downpours .60" fell, most of it between 7-8pm.  Patchy
    fog developed during the evening.
20: Some predawn fog, partly sunny, humidity gradually decreased, cooler, breezy
    during the evening.
21: Mostly sunny, nice day with low humidity.
22: Ditto yesterday only a few more high clouds.
23: Partly cloudy, a little more humid, distant lightning from t-storms to north late
    this evening.
24: Sunny in the morning becoming cloudy this afternoon.
25: Partly cloudy, warmer and more humid with no wind.
26: Very hazy, warm and humid, partial sunshine through thin clouds all day.
27: Lightning & thunder 3-4am from passing storms to north, no rain.  Mostly cloudy,
    very hazy and humid.  Occasional showers through the day, some more thunder this
    evening, .25" at this station but much heavier amounts north of here.
28: Shower 2-3am dropped another .10" rain.  Mostly cloudy, very hazy and humid with
    threat of heavy rain all day but only a few very light showers this evening.
29: Shower overnight around 2am dropped .24" rain.  Another shower late this morning
    brought the total to .35".  Some breaks in the clouds this afternoon, breezy.
30: Mostly cloudy and cooler with a few spits of drizzle and winds shifting to the
    east.  First sub-70 degree max since July 6.
31: Mostly cloudy and continued cool with light E breezes.

SUMMARY:

August began on a rather warm note but finished refreshing with highs in the 60s.
Temperatures were generally on the warm side with variable humidity.  The storm
track was slightly to the north, resulting in a quiet, dry weather pattern locally.
A narrow band of heavy rain ahead of a cold front early on the 15th produced about
half of the month's rainfall and saved us from a very dry August.