Public Information Statement for Gallatin, TN
ublic Information Statement
Statement as of 3:41 AM CDT on September 01, 2011
...August 2011 was hot and dry across middle Tennessee...
...Tenth hottest Summer on record in Nashville...
...Three of the 10 hottest Summers in Nashville have occurred in
the last 5 years...
August 2011 in Nashville was the 25th hottest on record. There
were 24 days of 90 degree or higher temperatures and one day of
triple digit heat. On average...Nashville has 13 days of 90
degrees and above during the month of August.
The average temperature for the month was 1.8 degrees above normal.
The average high temperature was 92.0 degrees and the average low
temperature was 68.9 degrees.
The hottest temperature during August 2011 was 102 degrees on
the 3rd which broke the record for the date of 100 degrees set back
in 1952. The lowest temperature during the month was 62 degrees on
30th.
Rainfall for August totaled only 1.78 inches...which is 1.39 inches
below normal. Normal rainfall for August is 3.17 inches. The greatest
calendar day rainfall was 1.15 inches which fell on August 21st.
The average wind speed for the month was 4.8 miles an hour. A
thunderstorm wind gust of 35 miles an hour occurred on the 6th.
There were 5 days in which thunderstorms occurred in Nashville.
The Summer months of June...July and August 2011 were the tenth
hottest in the last 141 years of record keeping at Nashville.
Three of the 10 hottest Summers in Nashville have occurred in the
last 5 years.
Crossville...was warmer and drier than normal during August 2011
with the temperature averaging 1.4 degrees above normal.
The average high temperature was 86.5 degrees and the average low
temperature was 63.9 degrees.
The hottest temperature was 92 degrees on the 3rd and 25th and the
lowest was 55 degrees on the 16th and 29th. There were 5 days of
90 degrees and above.
Rainfall totaled 1.07 inches which was 2.92 inches below normal.
The greatest calendar day rainfall was 0.47 inch which fell on
August 6th.
The average wind speed for August 2011 was 3.6 miles an hour. The
highest wind gust was 25 miles an hour on the 14th.
There were 5 days in which thunderstorms occurred at Crossville.
Clarksville...was warmer and drier than normal during August 2011
with the temperature averaging 1.9 degrees above normal.
The average high temperature was 91.3 degrees and the average low
temperature was 66.8 degrees.
The hottest temperature was 104 degrees on the 3rd and the lowest
was 58 degrees on the 16th. There were 21 days of 90 degrees and
above and one day of triple digit heat.
Rainfall totaled only 0.87 inch which was 2.24 inches below normal.
The greatest calendar day rainfall fell on August 5th when 0.21
inch was measured.
The average wind speed for August 2011 was 4.5 miles an hour. The
highest wind gust was 48 miles an hour on the 7th.
There were 2 days in which thunderstorms occurred at Clarksville.
Detailed Conditions and Forecast Information:
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=37022&from_email=1
