FRED C. BABCOCK WILDLIFE AREA, FLORIDA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		73.7		62.8		64.2		68.4		72.5		77.6		81.4		82.6		82.8		81.5		76.5		69.6		64.8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		84.4		74.3		75.9		80.2		84.6		89.2		91.4		92		92		90.4		86.4		80.5		75.9

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		63		51.3		52.5		56.7		60.4		66		71.4		73.2		73.5		72.6		66.6		58.7		53.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		102		89		92		93		94		98		102		99		99		95		98		93		96

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		23		23		27		29		38		49		57		63		65		61		43		28		25

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		122.1		---		---		0.5		2.5		14.5		23		26.7		27		21.4		6.3		0.1		0.1

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		275.9		8.2		10.5		19		25		30.8		29.9		31		31		29.8		29.3		20.2		11.2

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		345.6		23.8		24.2		28.9		29.9		31		30		31		31		30		30.9		29.1		25.8

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		362.5		29.8		27.7		30.9		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		30.1

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		365		31		28		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		365		31		28		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		231.5		30.8		27.8		30.2		28.4		23.3		6.6		1.4		1		2.8		20		28.3		30.7

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		120.4		24.5		20.5		19.2		12.6		3.7		0.1		---		---		---		3.8		14.3		21.8

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40.2		12.4		8.3		5		1.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		3.3		9.5

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.7		3.7		1.9		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		2.2

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		1.1		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		49.8		2		2.2		2.9		1.7		3.1		8.7		7.8		8.3		6.5		2.8		1.8		2

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		103		6		6		5		4		7		14		16		16		14		7		5		5

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		10.7		3		3		5		3		4.7		10.7		4		10.3		6.3		4.9		4.5		3.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72.4		3.4		3.6		4.1		3		4.1		10.5		12		11.6		9.4		4.6		3.2		2.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		73		4		4		4		3		5		10		12		12		10		5		3		3

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33		1		2		2		1		2		5		6		6		4		2		1		1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33.9		1.3		1.7		2.1		1.5		1.6		5.5		5.7		5.8		4.3		1.7		1.3		1.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16		1		1		1		---		1		3		2		2		2		1		---		1

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		81.1		7.1		11.1		9.3		5.8		9.4		24		14.3		15.6		14		10.9		5.5		6.8

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		30		0.1		---		---		---		---		2		3.1		3.4		1.2		---		---		0.2

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		344		126		69		33		5		---		---		---		---		---		2		22		89

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3724		70		84		152		234		398		504		555		564		507		372		184		100

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8868		416		437		584		680		863		954		1020		1029		957		835		612		480

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		11.1		11.7		12.4		13.2		13.9		14.2		14.1		13.5		12.7		11.9		11.2		10.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		3.5		4.2		5.1		6		6.3		5.7		5.4		5.1		4.7		4.4		3.7		3.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.1		1.4		1.7		2		2.2		2.5		2.5		2.3		2		1.5		1.2		1.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		4.5		5		5.6		5.9		5.8		5.1		4.9		4.9		4.8		5.1		4.7		4.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		4.9		5		5.5		6		6		4.6		4.3		4.2		4.2		5		5.2		4.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		3.5		4.2		5.1		6		6.3		5.7		5.4		5.1		4.7		4.4		3.7		3.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		1.3		1.5		1.9		2.2		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.3		2		1.6		1.3		1.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		5.5		5.7		6.2		6.8		6.3		5.9		5.4		5.3		5.4		5.6		5.4		5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		6.7		6.3		6.6		7.8		7		6.3		5.2		5		5.2		6		6.3		5.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.8		3.5		4.3		5		5.3		4.8		4.6		4.5		4.2		3.7		3.2		2.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.9		1.2		1.6		1.7		2.1		2.3		2.4		2.2		1.9		1.4		1		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		3.4		4.1		4.5		4.9		4.9		4.4		4.2		4.3		4.2		4.1		3.9		3.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		3.2		3.6		3.9		4.2		4.2		3.3		3		3.2		3.3		3.6		3.9		3.5