JISAO data

Puget Sound Lowland Precipitation and Surface Temperature
1895 - January 2009

Analyses | Digital values


This document provides climate division monthly mean data for the Puget Sound Lowland of Washington State (region 3 on the map that is
linked here). The climate division data set is produced by the NOAA National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) ( data (ftp directory) | reference ). The climate division data begin in 1895, but the values prior to 1931 are derived from state averages.



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Climatology with respect to 1971-2000.
Mean
       jan  feb  mar  apr  may  jun  jul  aug  sep  oct  nov  dec
P (mm) 142  116  108   80   62   51   29   32   50   94  163  156
T(0.1C) 41   57   75   98  129  154  177  179  153  107   66   41

The average annual total precipitation is 108 cm.
Standard Deviation
       jan  feb  mar  apr  may  jun  jul  aug  sep  oct  nov  dec
P (mm)  57   48   37   32   27   22   16   25   34   50   66   60
T(0.1C) 17   15   12   10   11   10    9   10   11    8   16   16


Data
  • 4-column table: year, calendar month, precipitation in cm, temperature in C (NaN for missing value) for 1895-2009
  • 1-column table (data value only) 1895-2009 precipitation (cm, NaN missing) and temperature (C, NaN missing)

    Precipitation anomalies in tenths cm
    Anomalies are with respect to 1971-2000.
           jan  feb  mar  apr  may  jun  jul  aug  sep  oct  nov  dec
     1931   30  -21   31  -12  -27   64  -22  -27   56   -3  -51   30
     1932  -13   32   53   11  -42  -32   37   -5  -29   19   92   12
     1933   32  -38   41  -58   15  -12   -3    3   55   41  -64  261
     1934   59  -70   -4  -44    4  -45   -1  -18   13   29   44   10
     1935  123  -54   17  -42  -46  -11   -7  -17    7   -5 -101  -48
     1936   66   38  -25  -44   32   40    2  -12    7  -70 -135   24
     1937  -76   48  -35   52  -20   65  -21   10  -12  -14   72   54
     1938  -42  -43   -4   -1  -30  -44  -18  -23  -26    6  -70  -23
     1939   17   -2  -42  -57  -21    3    8  -20  -24   -9  -73   74
     1940  -64   66   25   -3   -7  -40   -3  -18    1   43  -64  -37
     1941  -32  -66  -65  -33   32  -18  -20   29   49  -17  -35   23
     1942  -70  -46  -43  -30   -1   33    4  -23  -44  -22   63  -17
     1943  -80  -43    4   -1  -11  -15   -9    3  -37   35 -117  -79
     1944  -45  -38  -64   -4  -17  -20  -23  -16    6  -27  -33 -106
     1945  -12   20   21    2   11  -35  -22  -16   42   13   20  -15
     1946   -4   27    2  -13  -47   55   -5  -23   -5    8  -28  -12
     1947    1  -12  -26  -11  -46   26   -4  -17   -9  101  -50    8
     1948  -28   41  -18    5   64    3   19   32   38  -14   10    9
     1949 -114   54  -27  -37  -30  -24   -3  -16   -6    2    9   24
     1950   10   54   86    1  -25  -30   -3   13   -8   80   21   32
     1951   32   73   -6  -59  -11  -43  -24  -14    8   48  -45  -38
     1952  -41  -43  -31  -31  -26   -8  -15  -17  -36  -58 -134  -25
     1953  164  -34  -19  -16   -4    7  -12   -1   11   27   19   17
     1954   70   13  -50   -1  -18   16   10   21    2  -50   36  -26
     1955  -68  -14  -30    9   -7   -5   27  -28  -12   69   53   64
     1956   56  -44   23  -66  -40   38  -21   -6   23   63 -104   -9
     1957  -69   12   40  -19  -27   -7    2    0  -28   -3  -77  -12
     1958   31   23  -57   10  -29  -23  -29  -19   -9   17   39    7
     1959   62  -20   -5   10   -2    3  -10  -10   50   -6   14   -2
     1960    0  -16   -7    3   35  -24  -29   36  -16   21   42  -73
     1961   29  115   20   -8   17  -32   -5   -9  -25    9  -52   -1
     1962  -63  -56  -15  -12   -5  -19  -14   42   14   -1   47  -37
     1963  -88    1  -24    6  -32   -4   16   -2  -17   25   47   -8
     1964   88  -66    0  -20  -20   33   10   11   21  -52   28   -5
     1965   37   24  -90    8  -15  -39  -13   35  -29  -13  -27   -1
     1966   -2  -47   19  -25  -12  -12   23  -19    3    1  -16   51
     1967  101  -30   -2  -15  -37  -12  -22  -29  -12  105  -92   -1
     1968   20   16   25  -24  -13   25   -5   73   14   30  -21   48
     1969   11  -44  -47   20   -4  -14  -15  -21   91  -37  -82    2
     1970   58  -47  -40   17  -25  -33   -6  -23   19  -11  -32   42
     1971   64   -7   56  -20  -21   27   -4  -19   44   -9   -6   18
     1972   11   64   61   49  -36    7   20   -1   47  -65  -69   76
     1973  -34  -65  -41  -40   -8   12  -23  -17   -1    9   57   61
     1974   64   12   33    3    6  -13   24  -29  -38  -48  -12   20
     1975   24   19  -10  -27  -11  -19  -14   64  -46   99   12   56
     1976   20   14  -18  -16   -1  -12    1   46  -14  -33 -126  -81
     1977  -82  -62   10  -42   42  -27   -6   59   33  -23  -15   26
     1978  -16  -27  -27   12   -1  -16    9   25   93  -64  -17  -91
     1979  -85   42  -53  -19  -26  -26    2   -2    8   12 -109  100
     1980  -38   28  -19   10  -20   25   -7   -2    6  -62   44   35
     1981  -76   28  -27   16   -2   39   10  -22   29   72  -36   22
     1982   34   87  -12   -4  -42  -20    7   -8    0   17  -32   33
     1983   42   15    5  -35  -13   14   42   12   21  -46   93  -35
     1984   10   -6   12   -5   61   33  -25   -9    4    1   57  -23
     1985 -125  -42  -31  -16  -16   11  -27   -7    8   95  -51 -117
     1986   72    6  -26   -9   15  -19   12  -29   17    1   55  -56
     1987    1  -39   27   -4    8  -38   -6  -18  -32  -84  -85   24
     1988  -37  -77   23   25   33   -1   -7  -19   10  -14   51  -43
     1989  -33  -35   59  -20   10  -18   -8    7  -40   -6   21  -36
     1990  100   29  -21   -7   -8   39  -14    1  -42   64  107  -31
     1991  -30   21    3   64   -8  -10  -16   39  -43  -50    2  -69
     1992   42  -25  -70   30  -47   -6    5   -7    6  -29   -5  -45
     1993  -47 -106   -2   60   30   22   24  -18  -44  -44 -102  -10
     1994  -59   16  -17  -11  -29    0  -14  -23   -4   21   -2   37
     1995  -30    2   13   -8  -33  -16   15   25  -10   33   95   30
     1996   21   70  -53   76   37  -31   -7   -8   22   66    7  113
     1997   45  -33   94   31   24   31   18    2   41   80  -47  -54
     1998   86  -25   10  -44    9  -13  -10  -28  -34    7  115   92
     1999   71  101   24  -34    7   17    2   -1  -41    1   80   17
     2000  -16   -4   -1  -14   38    9   -5  -14    1   -2  -82  -69
     2001  -57  -64  -13    4  -10   35   -3   25  -25   26   66   33
     2002   45   -4   -8    5  -12   -5   -8  -28  -29  -70  -75   10
     2003   55  -67   51   14  -23  -34  -21  -23   -7  129    9  -32
     2004   36  -45  -30  -52   12  -28  -20   63   38    1  -36  -16
     2005  -20  -79    4   39   21   11    0  -17  -11   16  -15   16
     2006  167  -32  -45   -7   -1   -4  -23  -27   -6  -46  194   26
     2007   13  -16   48  -29  -24   -6   12   -7    7   24  -74   79
     2008  -18  -37   10  -19  -25    6  -15   36  -31  -22   27  -39
     2009    2                                                       
    
    

    Temperature anomalies in hundredths degrees C.
    Anomalies are with respect to 1971-2000.

           jan  feb  mar  apr  may  jun  jul  aug  sep  oct  nov  dec
     1931  229   -5   26   82  109  -44  -29 -105  -79  -24 -164    6
     1932 -154 -166   -8   15  -64   28 -207 -105  -84   54  158 -183
     1933  -93 -372  -86 -107 -197 -128 -157  -27 -223  -12   41  178
     1934  212  167  209  254   70   -5 -118  -38 -134   82  214   89
     1935  -76   34 -219 -124  -80  -16  -90 -121  -12 -135 -192  128
     1936   90 -555 -186   76   70   61  -68  -32 -156   82  -70  144
     1937 -665 -211   87 -107  -58   45  -46 -138  -51  176  119  133
     1938   -4  -33  -52   65  -14   39   21 -205   49   21 -109   67
     1939  146 -238  -86   71   -8 -122  -46  -21  -84    4  236  317
     1940  135  117  153  138  131   89  -29  -32  105  204 -142  178
     1941  179  156  259  176   25   17  176  -38 -123   60  136   94
     1942  -60  -49  -41   65  -14  -50  115   90  -40  138  -59  133
     1943 -354   28 -119  110 -114  -66  -46 -110   55   60   86  -22
     1944   51  -55 -108   21  -30  -28   15  -82   71  204   53  -78
     1945  101   17 -108 -146   81  -72   10  -77 -168   26  -42   11
     1946   74  -16  -63  -62  103  -66   -7  -88  -56 -185 -197  -28
     1947 -249   62   81   93  131    6  -40 -132  -62   32  -36  139
     1948  -54 -183 -124 -168  -91  128  -85 -144 -140  -74  -75 -200
     1949 -543 -311  -19   32   86  -78 -146  -99   10 -201  297  -56
     1950 -826 -127 -163 -146 -191    0  -57  -44  -73  -85  -42  433
     1951 -110  -83 -308   21  -30   72   15 -127  -18  -24   -3 -167
     1952 -188  -61 -130  -29  -36 -166  -29  -44   32  171 -147  111
     1953  279  -16  -58  -62  -25 -155  -35  -44  -12   88  175  167
     1954 -221   39 -197 -168  -47 -189 -224 -216  -62  -62  258   83
     1955  -10 -194 -341 -246 -208  -89 -218 -199 -134  -35 -314  -83
     1956  -60 -372 -219   10  109 -122   32  -66  -84  -85 -103   50
     1957 -438 -188  -41   54  181   45 -140 -138  138  -24  -47  217
     1958  212  289  -47   10  264  261  282   90  -12   93  -53  272
     1959   24  -83  -52   -7  -75   11   54 -149 -134   -1  -64   33
     1960  -88  -33  -86   10 -102  -33   71 -127 -123   60  -31  -17
     1961  179  134   31  -85  -30  134   93  112 -134  -90 -159   11
     1962  -76   39 -180   49 -191  -61  -79 -116  -18   65  130  156
     1963 -315  267  -74  -62   25  -66 -129  -44  160  126   53   94
     1964  101  -72  -80 -157 -147  -78  -90 -149 -134   43 -142 -211
     1965  -38  -11  -52   15 -169  -11   65   23 -156  160  197  -17
     1966  -15  -16  -52  -12  -80  -78 -124  -71   49  -35   64  244
     1967  118   23 -180 -201  -30  161   15  184  171  104   80   22
     1968  -10  173  103 -112   -2  -39   65 -121  -68  -51   64 -217
     1969 -482 -127  -19  -57  103  217  -79 -182  -40  -62   53  156
     1970  -21  145  -30 -168  -91  106  -29  -99 -195 -135   -3  -94
     1971  -65  -72 -247  -90  -41 -205   10  112 -151 -118   25 -189
     1972 -254  -94   20 -218   81  -55  -18    1 -223 -162   14 -167
     1973  -93   17  -30  -62   14  -55  -35 -221   16  -29 -153  183
     1974 -104   -5  -58  -46 -169  -11 -113  -16  160   15   75  156
     1975  -49 -144 -163 -240  -69  -94   21 -177   10  -35  -20   61
     1976  101  -83 -224  -46  -41 -161  -51 -160   49   10   53  150
     1977 -165  206  -97   88 -136   45 -124  140 -129  -46  -97   33
     1978  101  123  109   -1  -69  178   43  -27  -95   65 -247 -189
     1979 -365 -116  114  -18   53    6   54  -32  116  110  -92  222
     1980 -304   39  -63  126  -30 -105  -46 -132  -18   65  119  206
     1981  201   51  148   -7  -19 -100  -46  151   38  -85  130   56
     1982  -93  -61 -102 -151  -41  172  -74  -38   16   15 -159   -6
     1983  212  189  148    4  125  -11  -79   12 -145  -79  130 -311
     1984  124   89  126  -62 -130  -61  -13  -32  -51 -135  -25 -244
     1985 -215 -199 -152  -29  -14    0  187  -21 -145  -40 -531 -256
     1986  274  -11  187 -101    3  122 -151  134  -84   82   30   61
     1987   18  156  114  132   70   95  -35   -5   66   99  191  -67
     1988  -26   51  -24   21  -14  -55  -24  -44  -40  165   64   78
     1989   35 -444 -130  154   -2  117  -68  -55   66   15  108  128
     1990  124 -188   42  110  -25  -11  143  106  116  -68   91 -317
     1991  -99  256 -119  -40  -58 -100   71   84   60  -35  108  211
     1992  190  206  187  160  164  200   43   29  -79   88   36  -94
     1993 -221 -116   76   38  248   28 -140    6   16  143 -220   44
     1994  268 -144  103  121  103  -28  115   73  149  -18 -164   39
     1995  140  106   31   26  170   95  121 -127  171    4  236  106
     1996  -21  -27   42  110 -141  -33  110   45 -112  -35  -75  -72
     1997   46   -5  -19  -12  175   17   21  162  132   -1  208   89
     1998  124  173   81   32    9   39  182   84  121   21  125   -6
     1999  129   12  -63  -74 -175  -78  -90   23  -23  -40  169  100
     2000  -10   34  -36   76  -41   50  -13  -77   -6   26 -131   -6
     2001  107 -116    3  -62    3 -100  -90  -10  -23  -57  136   61
     2002   74  -27 -224  -62 -108   84   15  -10  -18  -68  130  167
     2003  279  -38   81  -12   -8  145  149   62   27  182 -125   94
     2004   24  101  148  188  120  156  210  151  -40   71   30  150
     2005  112  -22  198   76  192    6   49   73  -84  138  -70   56
     2006  285  -72   -2   26   31  122  104  -44   32  -29  -14   61
     2007  -88   84  103   21    9  -28  126  -38  -51  -68  -31    6
     2008  -82   34 -130 -196   20 -133  -24   34  -29  -40  230 -167
     2009  -54                                                       
    
    

    March 2009
    Todd Mitchell ( mitchell@atmos.washington.edu )
    JISAO data