New statistics from the National Weather Service (NWS) are released daily showing highs and lows for temperature, the accumulated precipitation each day and how that compares to historical numbers, with those statistics showing multiple near-highs for Hillsboro data.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Online Weather Data system, Hillsboro received 6.46 inches of precipitation in September 2024. The data showed that this was significantly higher than the average for the month, with that average measured at 3.49 inches. It is, however, lower than the highest recorded accumulation for September, which was in 2006 with 7.32 inches of precipitation. This is the second-highest recorded accumulation for the month since the earliest record shown in 2000, with one other year not having recorded numbers.
For August 2024, the data showed that Hillsboro received 1.32 inches of precipitation, which was recorded to be much lower than the average for the month of 3.83 inches. This was also lower, obviously, than the highest recorded precipitation count for the month, recorded in 2020, with that being 7.23 inches. This number was the lowest accumulation for August since the earliest record shown in 2000, with three other years not having recorded numbers.
Concerning July 2024, Hillsboro received 2.20 inches of precipitation. The data showed that this was lower than the average for the month, with that average measured at 4.47 inches. This is also lower than the highest recorded accumulation for July, which was in 2015 with 8.86 inches of precipitation. This is the fourth-lowest recorded accumulation for the month since the earliest record shown in 2000, with two other years not having recorded numbers.
Overall, the average accumulation for a whole year is 47.64 inches of rain according to the data, with 2024 below that average for the first nine months of the year, currently at 33.29 inches of precipitation, and the average being 35.73 inches for that period.
Regarding temperatures, for 2024, the data stated that September had an average temperature of 67.8 degrees, with a high of 92 degrees and a low of 40 degrees. The data stated that this was above the average for September since data was recorded in 2000, with the average temperature being 66.2 degrees.
For August 2024, the data showed that the month had an average temperature of 73.8 degrees, with a high of 97 degrees and a low of 46 degrees. The data stated that this average was above the overall average for the month of August of 72.4 degrees.
For July 2024, the statistics stated that the month had an average temperature of 74.4 degrees, which included a high of 93 degrees and a low of 50 degrees. The statistics also showed that the average for July was also above the overall average for the month, that being 73.6 degrees.
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