Highlights

In August, King Salmon was 1.2°F above the normal temperature of 54.6°F, with a monthly mean of 55.8°F. Temperatures were mixed around normal throughout the month with no new records set. The 18^th held the warmest recorded temperature for the month at 71°F, while the 41°F on the 24^th was the lowest temperature.

Precipitation was heavy at 82% (2.43") above the expected amount with a total of 5.38" recorded. Helping generate the high total was a new record of 0.99" on the 8^th, breaking the 1974 record of 0.54". Then the total rain of 0.93" on the 21^st broke the 1973 record of 0.67". The average wind speed was 8.5 mph, while the highest wind speed was 44 mph on the 6^th, blowing from an easterly direction.