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 RAINFALL EXTREMES (inches)
 1969 Highest Month Lowest Month
Month Amount Amount Year Amount Year

Jan. 2.58 9.09 1948 0.03 1950
Feb. 2.14 7.97 1936 0.14 1949
March 5.60 14.75 1959 0.09 1956
April 0.67 6.82 1934/35 zero 1967
May 2.32 9.26 1957 0.07 1953
June 5.53 19.87 1943 1.44 1948
July 5.21 16.79 1960 2.69 1958
Aug. 15.96 18.53 1967 2.90 1942
Sept. 7.03 16.17 1933 1.61 1961
Oct. 6.07 10.03 1952 0.12 1940
Nov. 2.34 4.96 1963 zero 1960
Dec. 5.86 6.79 1930 0.13 1944

Extremes
Highest Year 1959, 83.35 inches; Lowest Year 1961, 34.02 inches




Rainfall (in.) by months recorded at the Strawberry and Vegetable
Field Laboratory, 1969, Compared to the 41-year average.


SBy Months


 41-Yr.
Month 1969 Ave.


Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.


2.58
2.14
5.60
0.67
2.32
5.53
5.21
15.96
7.03
6.07
2.34
5.86


2.34
2.85
3.90
2.80
3.63
8.22
8.71
8.32
7.18
2.87
1.51
2.14


Excess Deficit 1969


0.24

1.70




7.64

3.20
0.83
3.72


0.71

2.13
1.31
2.69
3.50

0.15


2.58
4.72
10.32
10.99
13.31
18.84
24.05
40.01
47.04
53.11
55.45
61.31


 Cumulative
41-Yr.
Ave. Excess


2.34
5.19
9.09
11.89
15.52
23.74
32.45
40.77
47.95
50.82
52.33
54.47


0.24

1.23






2.30
3.13
6.85


Year 61.31 54.47


Deficit


0.47

0.90
2.21
4.90
8.40
0.75
0.90


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