Special evaluations Taunusstein        Association of German-Speaking Amateur Meteorologists  (VdA) Dr. Wolfgang Ehmke                                                                 Taunusstein,  January 13, 2004. Lindenstraße 2 D-65232 Taunusstein                                                                                                             Tel.: 0049-6128/41938 Fax: 0049-6128/44505                                                                                                                                           e-Mail: Internet:  www.wolfgangehmke.de/klima  or www.vda-klima.de                                                                                                                                   Weather Records in Taunusstein, Germany  since 1988       Air Temperature   Highest temperature at 2 m above ground:                 38,2° centigrades  on August 11, 1998 Lowest temperature at 2 m above ground:               - 22,1° centigrades  on January 1, 1997 Highest monthly mean:                                              22,2° centigrades   in August 2003 Lowest monthly mean:                                              - 3,4° centigrades    in January 1997 Highest annual mean:                                                10,2° centigrades    in  2003 Lowest annual mean:                                                   7,4° centigrades    in  1996   (before:  6,8° in  1956)   Highest monthly mean of daily maxima:                  29,4° centigrades  in August 2003 Lowest monthly mean of daily maxima:                   -0,8° centigrades   in January 1997 Highest monthly mean of daily minima:                  15,9° centigrades   in August 1997 Lowest monthly mean of daily minima:                   -6,0° centigrades   in January 1997     Precipitation   Highest daily sum:                                                 58,9 mm   on  June 20, 1992 Highest monthly sum:                                          207,4 mm   in   December 1993 Lowest monthly sum:                                              5,5 mm    in   March  1993 Highest annual sum:                                            889,1 mm    in   2000  (before:  1019,3 mm in  1981) Lowest annual sum:                                             517,8 mm    in   2003   (before:  441,9 mm in 1953)   Highest snow cover:                                                                    20 cm  on  February 16, 1991 Biggest number of days with snow cover in the morning:         70 days  in 1995 Lowest number of days with snow cover in the morning:           1 day   in 1989   Cloudiness   Highest monthly mean:                   7,2 Eights  (= 90 % sky cover)  in December 1993 Lowest monthly mean:                    2,8 Eights  (= 35 % sky cover)  in August  2003 Biggest number of fair days  (clouds cover  < 1,6 Eights):   13 days  in August 2003 Biggest number of gloomy days  (clouds cover  > 6,4 Eights):    25 days  in  December 1993 Biggest number of misty days  (sight range less than 1 km):          14 days  in November 1997   Others   Biggest number of days with thunderstorms:                       9 days  in May 1993 Warmest  summer  (biggest number of hot days  > 30°):         2003   (21 hot days) Coldest winter  (biggest sum of coldness):              1996/97     (Sum of coldness:  255,1°) Most sultry month  (biggest sum of sultry hours):      August 1997   (337 sultry hours  =  14 days) Warmest winter  (lowest sum of coldness):             1987/88     (Sum of coldness:   45,9°) Most chilly summer  (lowest number of summer days  > 25°):     1988    (25 summer days)

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