Weather summary for Fairhaven, Massachusetts/May 1997



TEMPERATURE--

Average mean: 55.3F (departure: minus 2.3 deg.)
Average high: 64.3F
Average low: 46.5F
Month's high: 73F on the 31st
Month's low: 38F on the 8th


PRECIPITATION--

Month's total: 3.10" (departure: minus 0.34")
Year's total: 22.06" (departure: plus 3.45")
Previous 12 month total (6/96-5/97): 60.79" (departure: plus 16.85")
Max. 24 hr. total: 0.73" on the 25th-26th
Days with 0.01" or more: 15
Month's snow: 0.0" (departure: minus 0.1")
Season's snow: 33.7" (departure: minus 4.0")


BAROMETER--

Month's high: 30.42" on the 29th
Month's low: 29.41" on the 16th


MISCELLANEOUS--

Days with thunder: 3
Days with fog: 9
Peak wind gust: 38 mph on the 3rd
Heating degree days: 301, season: 5546
Cooling degree days: 0, season: 0


SPRING SEASON--

Average mean temp.: 46.8F (departure: minus 1.2 deg.)
Precip.: 16.01" (departure: plus 5.12")
Snow: 18.3" (departure: plus 9.9")


Comments: May concludes a cool spring as all three spring months (indiv-
idually) averaged cooler than normal....May had frequent light to
moderate precip. events, yet monthly total was slightly below normal.
Just enough to keep the lawn growing at what seems to be a record pace.
Thunderstorms on the 2nd, 16th and 20th...Barometer did not rise above
30.00" for 13 consecutive days (10th-22nd).
Until next month...
Regards--Dennis