Year in review - 2023 was drier than normal
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows most of our region remains in abnormally dry conditions.
Total precipitation and snowfall at Dayton are tracking well below the 1991 – 2020 average. The year 2023 will go down as a warmer and drier than normal year.
The charts below show how temperatures and precipitation tracked at Dayton for almost the entire year. The green zone in the temperature chart is the “normal” range for daily high and low temperatures. Keep in mind this normal range reflects the 30-year period of 1991 – 2020. The months January, February, March, April, September, October, and November were all above normal in terms of average monthly temperatures. Average monthly temperatures for May, June, and August were below normal.
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