Ithaca Annual Climate Summary for 1999

Temperature

• The average temperature for 1999 was 47.6 degrees. This was 1.7 degrees warmer than normal and the 7th warmest year since records began in 1873.
• Eight of the twelve months had a monthly temperature that averaged warmer than normal.
• Four of the fourteen warmest years on record occurred in the 1990's and another five occurred during the ten-year period between 1946 and 1955.
• The coldest temperature of the year was -13 degrees on March 8th. This was the coldest temperature since -16 degrees January 7, 1996.
• The hottest temperature was 94 degrees on July 5th and 6th. These were the warmest temperatures since 95 degrees on July 15, 1995.
• New daily maximum temperature records set in 1999 were:

  		Date     New Record     Old Record
  		Feb 11       56         55 in 1932
  		Feb 12       64         58 in 1880
  		Jun 7        91         91 in 1925 (tie)
  

• New daily minimum temperature record set in 1999 was:

  		Date     New Record     Old Record
  		Mar 8       -13         -5 in 1984
  

Precipitation

• Precipitation for the year totalled 29.77 inches, which was 5.63 inches less than normal.
• Only the months of January, March and September were wetter than normal.
• Only 9.18 inches of precipitation fell between April and August--the driest such period on record.
• This was the driest year since 1995 and third driest since 1969.
• The greatest one-day precipitation amount this year was 3.13 inches on September 16-17th.