August 2001

Ohio Weather Observer Network

Weather summaries, Station Data and Network News

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Weather Station Summaries
Springfield 2N #1 (Clark County) Dick Groeber - The temperatures began warm and gradually cooled. The first week saw the heat wave of July 2001 holding on with daily highs in the 90s through the 10th. This kept the overall readings above normal. The big story was the rainfall. It was sporadic, averaging around normal until a storm siege at the end of the month on the 30th and 31st. Warm and humid air between warm and cold fronts gave a two and one half hour strong thunderstorm on the 30th. Rainfall was 3.20 inches along with intense lightning causing sporadic power outages and small hail. This caused street and parking lot flooding. A second storm followed, producing an additional 0.48 inch. The total for the day was 3.68 inches. On the 31st, three additional storms hit producing a total of 0.89 inch. The two-day total was 4.57 inches. The total on the 30th was the 5th heaviest one-day total on record for this station. This brought the month total to 7.97 inches which was the 2nd greatest for an August here since 1968. The greatest month total was 9.65 inches in 1978.

Kent 2W #53 (Portage County) Eric Wertz - August 2001 began with well above normal temperatures from the 1st through the 10th with temperatures falling a little below normal after the second week of the month to leave a mean temperature that was normal for August. Heat wave conditions persisted from the 6th through the 9th with temperatures of at least 90 degrees each afternoon and heat indexes as high as 100 degrees. Measurable precipitation occurred on 12 days with a monthly total of 3.77 inches being normal. This helped somewhat with the extremely dry conditions that persisted the previous month. There were 5 thunderstorm days and 6 fog days noted with one warning and one advisory issued. Heaviest rains were 0.99 on the 3rd. Stormy weather occurred on the 9th and 31st.

Perrysville 4W #79 (Richland County) Katie Gerwig - The month of August was warmer than normal with 6 days over 90 degrees. Rainfall was normal. There were 7 thunderstorm days. No storms were especially severe.

Ravenna 1E #101 (Portage County) Rich Rabatin - There were two exceptional weather events here in Ravenna. The first was on the afternoon of August 9th as a line of severe weather pushed through the area. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued shortly after 5:00 pm for Portage County. The storm hit Ravenna around 5:15 pm with high winds, blinding rain, and vivid cloud to cloud/cloud to ground lightning. The highest wind gust came at 5:23 pm measured at 45mph. About a minute later, lightning struck a power pole close by knocking out power to the area for about an hour. The winds also brought down several large limbs and some trees. The storm lasted almost 45 minutes, and during that time, I measured 1.03" of rain. The second event came on the 31st of August as heavy rains and thunderstorms hit Portage County. Although the storms were not severe, Ravenna received 1.46" of rain. There was some street flooding and flooded basements in the area (not mine thank God) but nothing major. The rains in August greened up the dried out lawns in the area, meaning more grass cutting time.

Cincinnati 5NW #13 (Hamilton County) Ronald E. Rothhaas Jr. - August was warm, 2.1 degrees above normal, and slightly wetter than normal (+0.36 inch). It continued the July trend of high humidity with dew points of 70 or above on an oppresive19 days! Truly the dog days. With all that moisture there was fog on 13 days and thunder on 13 days. Plant and lawn funguses are thrilled.

Wooster 7N #16 (Wayne County) Jack Sisler - Mean temperatures were almost three degrees above normal with six 90 degree days all within the first ten days of the month. Precipitation was almost three-fourths below normal bringing the yearly deficit to almost 7.50 inches. No severe weather occured.

Kidron 1N #2 (Wayne County) Ronald A. Hahn - Thanks to the very warm first part of the month, August temperatures averaged more than two degrees above normal. Rainfall was much above normal with the 6.05 inches making this the 4th wettest August of record here.
August 2001 weather extremes from all available weather stations including the OWON
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READING
DATE
STATION (s)
Highest Temperature
99
8th
Kidron 1N (Wayne County)
Lowest Temperature
44
15th
Aurora 3S (Portage County)
Highest Precipitation
9.36
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Rocky River 1W (Cuyahoga County)
Lowest Precipitation
1.98
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Brunswick (Medina County)
Highest Snowfall
0
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Highest Wind Gust
45
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Ravenna 1E (Portage County)
August 2001 Precipitation Maps

Courtesy of the

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

David H. Cashell Scott Kirk
August 2001 Ohio Weather Data
Station
Max / Min Temperature
Mean Temp
Precipitation and Max 24 hr precipitation
Snowfall and Maximum 24 hr snow
High WindGust and Average High Wind Gust
High & Low Barometer
Akron-Canton NWS
95 (9) / 54 (29)
72.4
4.01 / 1.02 (10)
0
38 (9) / -
30.29 (1) / 29.78 (19)
Alliance 7S #21
98 (8) / 51 (24)
72.8
5.86 / 2.07 (31)
0
11 (7) / 8.0
-
Aurora 3S #3
97 (8) / 44 (15)
71.0
3.89 / 1.02 (3)
0
-
-
Brunswick 2NE #116
-
-
1.98 / 0.60 (27)
-
-
-
94 (1) / 52 (21)
75.1
6.52 / 1.35 (26)
0
-
30.35 (1) / 29.81 (19)
Chillicothe 3S #40
94 (8,10) / 36 (20)
73.4
2.06 / 0.91 (19)
0
-
-
Cincinnati 5NW #13
92 (8) / 57 (21)
75.6
3.71 / 1.12 (18)
0
-
-
Cincinnati NWS
91 (8) / 55 (21)
74.9
5.00 / 1.36 (19)
0
38 (25) / -
30.27 (1) / 29.77 (19)
Cleveland NWS
94 (8) / 51 (15)
72.6
3.31 / 1.63 (3)
0
43 (9) / -
30.31 (1) / 29.76 (19)
Cleves 2NW
96 (8) / 57 (15)
-
6.65 / x
-
22 (x) / 11.9
30.28 (1) / 29.79 (19)
Columbus 5NW #9
92 (8-9) / 52 (15)
74.8
5.44 / 3.22 (31)
0
27 (16)
-
Columbus NWS
93 (9) / 55 (15)
75.2
4.15 / 2.35 (31)
0
38 (16) / -
30.28 (1) / 29.75 (9)
Dayton NWS
91 (8) / 56 (15)
73.5
6.40 / 1.43 (31)
0
40 (9) / -
30.30 (1) / 29.78 (19)
Ellet 1NW #118
95 (8) / 52 (15)
-
3.42 / 1.42 (9)
0
18 (26) / -
-
Holgate 1SE #8
-
-
-
-
-
-
95 (8) / 47 (15)
71.2
5.88 / 1.53 (9)
0
16 (9) / 9.0
30.25 (1) / 29.74 (19,31)
Kent 2W #53
95 (8) / 47 (15)
71.1
3.77 / 0.99 (3)
0
27 (26) / 14.5
30.33 (1) / 29.80 (31)
Kidron 1N #2
99 (8) / 50 (15)
73.8
6.05 / 2.23 (9)
0
10 (9,16,17,18) /6.0
30.34 (1) / 29.83 (19)
Lagrange 2SW #87
96 (8) / 51 (15)
73.4
2.61 / 0.79 (9)
0
28 (9) / 16.2
30.31 (1) / 29.77 (18)
Lancaster 4N #17
93 (x) / 52 (x)
-
5.96 / 1.41 (x)
0
22 (18) / -
-
Lancaster 1E #30
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lodi 2S #23
96 (8) / 48 (15)
73.3
2.94 / 0.70 (3)
0
-
30.27 (1,2) / 29.84 (19,31)
Loveland 1N #83
-
-
-
-
-
-
Mansfield NWS
91 (8) / 47 (15)
71.1
4.30 / 1.39 (3)
0
30 (16) / -
30.30 (1) / 29.76 (19)
95 (8) / 49 (15)
71.9
3.10 / 0.68 (4)
0
27 (26) / 15.3
30.26 (1) / 29.81 (19)
Newcomerstown 1S #106
95 (8) / 50 (15)
72.4
9.03 / 4.37 (12)
0
28 (9) / 14.5
-
New Philadelphia 1NW #58
95 (8) / 50 (15)
70.5
2.25 / 1.16 (31)
0
20 (26) / -
30.20 (1) / 29.80 (19)
North Ridgeville 1N #32
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ottawa 4E #15
93 (8) / 50 (15)
72.7
3.17 / 0.87 (21)
0
29 (30) / 17.7
30.19 (1) / 29.52 (19,20)
Perry 3SE #38
93 (2) / 52 (15)
72.0
4.88 / 2.28 (7)
0
-
-
Perrysville 4W #79
95 (8) / 47 (15)
71.8
3.65 / 1.13 (31)
0
21 (17) / 10.6
-
Port Clinton 3W #14
97 (8) / 57 (15)
71.9
3.40 / 1.23 (3)
0
37 (16) / 20.3
30.30 (1) / 29.75 (19)
98 (8) / 55 (15)
71.9
6.96 / 1.46 (31)
0
45 (9) / 13.7
30.14 (1) / 29.66 (31)
Rockbridge 4W #33
91 (7,8) / 55 (15)
73.6
2.41 / 0.53 (19)
0
-
-
Rocky River 1W #51
-
-
9.36 / -
-
-
-
Sabina #113
-
-
3.56 / 0.81 (31)
0
-
-
Sandusky 1N #4
95 (8) / 54 (15)
73.8
2.89 / 1.28 (3)
0
28 (16) / 17.0
30.32 (1) / 29.76 (19)
Sharonville 2NE #43
-
-
-
-
-
-
Springfield 2N #1
96 (7) / 54 (15)
75.9
7.97 / 3.68 (30)
0
29 (16) / 17.0
30.32 (9) / 29.81 (19)
Spring Valley 2E #62
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stow 1SE #105
96 (8) / 53 (15)
68.3
3.55 / 0.97 (3)
0
-
30.39 (1) / 29.91 (20)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sugarcreek 2SW #112
96 (8) / 48 (15)
72.5
2.55 / 1.05 (31)
0
26 (9) / 14.5
30.33 (1) / 29.88 (31)
Tiltonsville #117
94 (8) / 54 (15)
74.7
2.37 / 1.07 (31)
0
24 (16) / -
30.34 (1) / 29.81 (19)
Toledo 5NE #66
-
-
-
-
-
-
Toledo NWS
97 (8) / 50 (15)
73.4
2.48 / 1.47 (23)
0
33 (16) / -
30.28 (1) / 29.73 (19)
Van Wert #86
-
-
-
-
-
-
95 (1) / 46 (15)
71.9
2.96 / 0.84 (31)
0
26 (26) / 14.6
30.27 (6) / 29.85 (31)
Youngstown NWS
95 (8) / 48 (15)
71.6
3.87 / 1.37 (31)
0
33 (26) / -
30.32 (1) / 29.78 (19)
Zanesville 6N #48
92 (8) / 54 (15)
72.1
3.13 / 1.27 (12)
0
17 (16) / -
30.32 (1) / 29. 83 (19)

August 2001

Significant Weather Events Reported by Ohio Weather Observer Network Observers and displayed on ohioweather.net

8/1 - Kidron 1N (Wayne County) ... New high temperature for this date of 96 degrees.

8/3 -   Newcomerstown 1S (Tuscarawas County) ... Between 6:45 and 7:45 p.m., I recorded 1.72" of rainfall. Much needed, but not that quickly. No thunder, lightning or high winds associated with the passing downpour.

8/3 - Ravenna 1E (Portage County) ... During the past 24 hours ending at 6pm , I picked up a total of 1.38" of rain. This was much needed rain, and could have used another day or two of light rain to bring the water tables back up. For the month of July 2001, I ended up with 2.50" of rain, which is about 1.58" below normal for Ravenna 1E.

8/5 - Kidron 1N (Wayne County) ... New high temperature for this date of 92 degrees.

8/6 - Kidron 1N (Wayne County) ... New high temperature for this date of 94 degrees.

8/6 - Toledo 5NE (Lucas County) ... I recorded a high temperature of 93 degrees, breaking the old record of 92 in 1996.

8/7 - Perry 3SE (Lake County) ... Evening rainfall was great. 2.28 inches of needed rain. Lots of lightning and close strikes. Not too much wind.

8/7 - Toledo 5NE (Lucas County) ... I recorded a high temperature of 94 degrees, breaking the old record of 93 in 1996.

8/8 - Ravenna 1E (Portage County) ... At 3:17pm this afternoon, the thermometer reached 98.3 degrees, dewpoint of 63 degrees and humidity of 34%. The 98.3 was the warmest, I mean hottest, for this date since 10 years of record keeping for Ravenna 1E.

8/8 - Lodi 2S (Medina County) ... The high temperature so far today at Lodi 2S has been 96.4 degrees. This is the warmest temperature observed so far this month at this station.

8/8 - Toledo 5NE (Lucas County) ... At 4:28 pm the temperature hit 98 degrees and a heat index of 108.

8/8 - Aurora 3S (Portage County) ... It reached 97 here today, which is a record for the station (since Spt.`91). Coldest in the past 10 years: -29! Quite a spread.

8/8 - Newcomerstown 1S (Tuscarawas County) ... At 3:06 p.m., Newcomerstown 1S tied the record high temperature of 95 degrees which was first established in 1998.

8/8 - Kidron 1N (Wayne County) ... High temperature of 99.1 degrees set a new high temperature record for the date at Kidron 1N. That temperature was reached at 5:06 pm.

8/9 - Ravenna 1E (Portage County) ... At 5:20 pm today (Thursday), I recorded at high wind gust of 45 mph. During the severe thunderstorm, we had vivid lightning, very heavy rain along with high winds. I recorded 1.03" of rain. Also our power went out twice during the storm. There are also several limbs down in the area. High temperature in Ravenna 1E was 94 degrees, but during the storm, the temperature dropped to 72 degrees in 15 minutes.

8/9 - Kidron 1N (Wayne County) ... New high temperature record for this date with a reading of 95 degrees.

8/12 - Newcomerstown 1S (Tuscarawas County) ... BULLETIN Rain began at Newcomerstown, Ohio just after 10 a.m., and didn't let up until 11:50 a.m. In that 110 minute period, a total of 3.33" of rainfall was measured. Water up to 2 1/2 feet deep has been observed at many intersections. The all time record 24 HR rainfall for Newcomerstown 1S is 3.76" measured on July 26, 1981. If additional rains develop, this record will surely be in jeopardy.

8/12 - Newcomerstown 1S (Tuscarawas County) ... A small but intense area of heavy rainfall moved through Newcomerstown, Ohio between 9:30 and 10 p.m. pushing the daily rainfall to 4.36". This smashes the old rainfall record for 24 HRS of 3.76" established back on July 26'th, 1981. Today's rainfall brings the total to 7.59" to this point for the month of August, bringing into focus another dubious record.... the record precipitation for a month. This was established in August of 1979 with 12.72". I will be keeping an eye on the rain guage in the next 19 days, watching to see if that record is broken as well. And to think, before August began, only 16.59" of precipitation had fallen for the entire year of 2001.

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