Thursday, January 6, 2011

Weather Review for 2010

As we transition into the New Year I thought I would look back at a few of the key events from 2010.  One of the easiest areas to look back on is the weather.  This is because weather data can easily be downloaded from our weather station at the shop.  A few of the highlights from the weather in 2010 include:

  • Average temperature for 2010 at Greywolf:             3.0 oC
  • Average daily maximum temperature at Greywolf:  9.4 oC
  • Average daily minimum temperature at Greywolf:  -2.4 oC
  • Highest temperature in 2010 at Greywolf:    29.4 oC  recorded on July 9th
  • Lowest temperature in 2010 at Greywolf      -29.1 oC  recorded on November 24th
  • Number of day in 2010 where temperature dropped below 0 oC:    209
  • Number of days in 2010 where temperature did not get above 0 oC:   66
  • Number of months without a frost delay on the golf course:  0
  • Highest wind speed 62.8 km/hour – June 23rd
  • July was the only month in 2010 where we did not have a day where the temperature did not drop below 0 oC . 
  • Wettest month of the year (does not include snow fall) – May followed by August.