This June has seen its fair share of extreme high temperature both on the warm and cold side. The featured chart compares the number of days above the 75th percentile with the number below the 25th for each June back to 1893. An average year would see around 15 days per month within these two intervals. Interestingly, it is much more rare to see many days in a month below the 25th. This is because the cold patterns tend to be more transient than the hot and dry patterns that can be reinforced by ample sunshine and dry conditions.

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For Ames, yesterday's rain put the total for June above average. The featured chart presents the June and yearly rainfall totals. The year long total has been above long term average each of the past nine years, but the June total has not been as consistent. More rain is in the forecast to add to our June totals.

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Preliminary data would suggest that Ames did not receive a daily rainfall over one inch for the month of June. The featured chart shows the frequency of having an one inch rainfall per day for the month of June. 2008 experienced 3 days while 1947 had 5. While June 2009 still has one day to go, the chances of getting rain today are near zero.

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