ecological characterization atlas of coastal alabama - Data Center

Table 31 . Air temperatures in coastal Alabama based on 25 years data, 1955-79
(modified from Crance 1971) .
Mean temperature (° F)
Bay
Minette
Fort
Mobilea (Bay Fairhope Robertsdale Morganb
(Mobile Minette (Bay Minette (Bay Minette (Pensacola
Location quad) quad) quad) quad) quad)
January 51 .7 49 .8 50 .8 49 .6 52 .6
February 54 .3 53 .2 53 .9 52 .6 54 .9
March 60 .2 59 .8 60 .2 59 .5 54 .2
April 67 .2 67 .9 67 .8 67 .2 68 .5
May 74 .3 74 .1 74 .2 72 .4 76 .1
June 80 .3 79 .1 79 .2 78 .8 81 .0
July 81 .8 80 .8 81 .2 81 .2 82 .5
August 81 .6 82 .2 80 .4 79 .5 82 .5
September 78 .1 77 .1 77 .6 76 .9 79 .4
October 68.8 71 .1 68.4 67 .7 71 .3
November 58 .9 59 .0 59 .6 59 .0 62 .2
December 53 .0 50 .8 52 .7 52 .5 55 .5
Variation 30 .1 32 .4 30 .4 31 .6 29 .9
Annualc 67 .5 66 .8 67 .4 66 .56 68 .9
a 1941-80 .
b Station closed 1975 .
c Mean annual temperature and monthly means may not correspond due to
method of calculation .
Of the six weather stations for which rainfall data is presented, Ft .
Morgan (Biloxi quadrangle) has the lowest annual rainfall, 128 cm
(50.49 inches), while Robertsdale (Bay Minette quadrangle) has the highest,
168 cm (66 .29 inches) .
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