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NOUS46 KMFR 011334
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
534 AM PST THU JAN 1 2026
..MEDFORD OREGON WEATHER REVIEW: JANUARY 2026
DECEMBER STARTED OUT DRY IN MEDFORD, BUT BY THE MIDDLE OF THE
MONTH AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER BROUGHT MORE RAINFALL TO THE AREA. THE
DAY WITH THE MOST RAIN WAS THE 21ST WHERE MEDFORD RECEIVED 1.67
INCHES! HOWEVER, THE RAINFALL RECORD FOR THE DAY IS STILL HELD
FROM 1955 WHEN 2.27 INCHES FELL. ALTHOUGH MEDFORD RECEIVED A
MAJORITY OF THE MONTHLY RAIN BETWEEN THE 15TH AND 25TH, THE TOTAL
MONTHLY RAINFALL WAS ONLY 0.29 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO
TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN IN MEDFORD THIS MONTH EITHER,
ALTHOUGH THE HIGH ON THE 18TH WAS JUST 3 DEGREES SHY OF HITTING
THE 64 DEGREE HIGH RECORD FROM 1931. BOTH THE FIRST AND LAST FOUR
DAYS OF THE MONTH HAD LOWS IN THE 20S, BUT THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS AROUND 36 DEGREES.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 42.0 DEGREES, WHICH IS
2.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS
48.3 DEGREES, WHICH IS 2.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 35.8 DEGREES, WHICH IS 3.2 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 61 DEGREES WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 18TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 23
DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 30TH.
THERE WERE 6 CLEAR DAYS, 9 PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS, AND 16 CLOUDY
DAYS.
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 3.82 INCHES WHICH IS 0.29 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE WATER YEAR (BEGINNING
OCTOBER 1ST) IS 6.90 INCHES WHICH IS 0.46 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
CALENDAR YEAR PRECIPITATION IS 18.11 INCHES WHICH IS 0.32 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 2.2 MPH. THE FASTEST
RECORDED TWO-MINUTE WIND SPEED WAS 31 MPH FROM THE NW WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 17TH. THE PEAK WIND WAS 5.7 MPH FROM THE NW WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 18TH.
THE HIGHEST PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 30.54 INCHES ON THE 28TH.
THE LOWEST PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 29.23 INCHES ON THE 24TH.
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