Weather data for the Week Ending August 23, 2005 By Pat Guinan

Weather Data for the Weekly Period August 17, 2005 - August 23, 2005
Station	County	Weekly Temperature (oF)						Monthly Precipitation (in.)		Growing Degree Days‡
		Avg. Max.	Avg. Min.	Extreme High	Extreme Low	Mean	Departure from long term avg.	Aug 1- Aug 23	Departure from long term avg.	Accumulated Since Apr. 1	Departure from long term avg.
Corning	Atchison	87	67	96	62	76	+1	5.78	+2.92	2964	+452
St. Joseph	Buchanan	84	66	92	64	75	0	6.22	+3.85	2833	+262
Brunswick	Chariton	87	67	96	64	76	+1	5.28	+2.31	2899	+280
Albany	Gentry	86	66	96	61	75	0	1.73	-1.08	2742	+150
Auxvasse	Audrain	87	68	97	63	77	+2	3.91	+1.53	2937	+311
Columbia	Boone	86	68	95	64	77	+1	6.50	+3.80	2972	+250
Sanborn Field	Boone	86	70	96	65	78	+1	4.77	+2.06	3126	+348
Novelty	Knox	86	66	93	60	75	0	2.63	+0.07	2752	+173
Linneus	Linn	85	66	93	63	75	+1	2.78	+0.08	2770	+256
Monroe City	Monroe	86	66	93	62	76	+1	4.10	+1.28	2854	+217
Versailles	Morgan	88	69	97	67	78	+2	4.99	+2.21	3151	+392
Green Ridge	Pettis	86	69	95	67	76	+1	4.14	+1.29	3017	+430
Lamar	Barton	90	70	98	67	80	+2	2.50	-0.05	3068	+179
Cook Station	Crawford	89	69	95	66	77	0	2.99	-0.01	2748	-74
Delta	Cape Girardeau	90	71	95	69	80	+2	2.07	-0.10	3007	-95
Cardwell	Dunklin	95	74	99	71	82	+3	0.85	-1.00	3345	+12
Clarkton	Dunklin	94	73	100	70	82	+3	1.44	-0.36	3288	-6
Glennonville	Dunklin	92	73	98	70	81	+2	1.53	-0.13	3256	-26
Charleston	Mississippi	92	73	97	69	81	+4	1.78	-0.28	3185	+135
Portageville-Delta Center	Pemiscot	92	74	97	69	82	+4	2.11	+0.33	3384	+124
Portageville-Lee Farm	Pemiscot	92	75	97	69	82	+4	2.33	+0.50	3383	+144
Steele	Pemiscot	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

* Complete data not available for report

‡Growing degree days are calculated by subtracting a 50 degree (Fahrenheit) base temperature from the average daily temperature. Thus, if the average temperature for the day is 75 degrees, then 25 growing degree days will have been accumulated.

Pat Guinan
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