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Temperatures were above normal again during August with an average reading of 73 degrees, about 3 degrees warmer than usual. Readings ranged form 93 on August 11 to 52 on August 31. There were many days of dry weather during August which led to brown lawns across the region. The actual monthly rainfall of 4.61" was about an inch more than usual but most of the rain fell during short, heavy spurts. The area received a record 1.91" of rain on August 27 alone. A cold front produced a wind gust of 47mph on August 29. For the meteorological summer season, 2020 was Syracuse area's 4th warmest with the average summer temperature registering 73.0 degrees. Readings hit 90 degrees or higher 21 times during the summer. High temperatures of 80 degrees or higher were measured on 72 of 92 summer days.
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