June 2015 Mid-South Climate Summary

...JUNE 2015 MID-SOUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY...

Overall, June 2015 was a warm month around the Mid-South with temperatures mostly reaching the low to mid 90s during the day, with overnight lows in the mid to upper 70s, keeping average temperatures elevated. Ultimately, cooler temperatures acted as bookends for the month, which allowed the monthly average temperatures to even out a bit, leaving June just slightly above average. Monthly departures from normal for the four official sites ranged from just over a degree to 2.5 degrees above normal. With the exception of Memphis, all sites were dry for the month, ending with below normal precipitation amounts.

Memphis recorded the warmest temperature of all four official sites with 98.0 degrees during June. Its average temperature was 80.7 degrees, a 1.1 degree departure above normal. Memphis is currently down 1.1 degrees for the year to date. Tupelo had an average temperature of 79.2 degrees, also a 1.1 degree departure above normal for June, while currently sitting at exactly 1.0 degree below normal for 2015. Jonesboro recorded an average temperature of 79.1 degrees, 1.3 degrees above normal for the month, while currently holding the greatest departure from normal for the year at 2.3 degrees cooler. Jackson recorded the coolest temperature of all sites with 54.0 degrees, while also having the coolest monthly average with 78.7 degrees, and the greatest departure from normal for the month at 2.5 degrees above normal. Jackson is currently 1.1 degrees cooler than normal for 2015.  

Memphis received the most precipitation this month and was the only site to have an above normal departure, with 4.47 inches and 0.84 inches, respectively. However, Memphis is still 3.22 inches of precipitation behind for the year through the end of June. Tupelo received 3.38 inches of precipitation during June, 1.14 inches below normal, while currently holding the greatest departure from normal for the year at 6.67 inches above normal. Jackson received 2.76 inches of precipitation this June, 2.08 inches below normal for the month, while having a year to date total that is still 3.84 inches below normal, the most of any site. Jonesboro only received 2.09 inches of precipitation for the month, 1.66 inches below normal, while currently the site is 2.84 inches of precipitation ahead for the year. 

The June climate data from the four official climate sites across the Mid-South are as follows:

TEMPERATURE DATA:

 Memphis    Jackson   Jonesboro   Tupelo

Average Temperature (MONTH)  :    80.7      78.7      79.1      79.2

Normal Avg. Temp (MONTH)     :    79.6      76.2      77.8      78.1

Departure from Normal (MONTH):     1.1       2.5        1.3       1.1

Average Temperature (YEAR)   :    58.1      55.0      53.7      57.8

Normal Avg. Temp (YEAR)      :    59.2      56.1      56.0      58.8

Departure from Normal (YEAR) :    -1.1      -1.1      -2.3      -1.0

Maximum Temperature          :    98.0      95.0      97.0      95.0

Minimum Temperature          :    60.0      54.0      56.0      58.0        

PRECIPITATION DATA:

                                Memphis   Jackson   Jonesboro   Tupelo

Total Precipitation (MONTH)  :    4.47      2.76      2.09      3.38

Normal Precipitation (MONTH) :    3.63      4.84      3.75      4.52

Departure from Normal (MONTH):    0.84    -2.08      -1.66     -1.14

Total Precipitation (YEAR)   :   24.69    24.54      27.87     35.79

Normal Precipitation (YEAR)  :   27.91    28.38      25.03     29.12

Departure from Normal (YEAR) :   -3.22    -3.84      2.84      6.67

Percent of Normal            :     88%       86%      111%      123%

Climate Outlook:

The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has forecast enhanced odds for below normal temperatures for portions of eastern Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, and extreme northwest Tennessee during the month of July. The rest of the region has equal chances of experiencing above, near, or below normal temperatures for the month. The precipitation outlook for the month has all areas of the Mid-South with above normal precipitation amounts.

For the three month temperature outlook, encompassing the months of July, August, and September, the forecast is enhanced odds of below normal temperatures for eastern Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, and northwest Tennessee, with equal chances predicted for the rest of the region. The precipitation forecast for this same time period is for equal chances of above, near, or below normal precipitation amounts for the entire region.

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