White House, Tennessee
August 2005
Day
Max Temp
Min Temp
Precipitation
01
91
68
0.00
02
92
67
0.00
03
92
65
0.00
04
94
68
0.00
05
93
68
0.00
06
95
67
0.01
07
92
66
0.20
08
88
66
0.00
09
90
67
0.00
10
93
66
0.00
11
96
67
0.00
12
97
69
0.00
13
97
64
0.00
14
98
67
0.43
15
95
70
0.00
16
94
70
0.03
17
94
70
0.03
18
92
70
0.81
19
90
72
0.45
20
96
72
0.00
21
96
73
0.00
22
93
70
0.00
23
88
67
0.00
24
90
65
0.00
25
92
65
0.00
26
88
70
0.00
27
76
68
0.81
28
85
71
0.00
29
86
68
0.71
30
74
70
2.85
31
74
62
2.02

Monthly Statistics
Avg Max
Avg Min
Avg
Highest Temp
Date
Lowest Temp
Date
Total Precip
90.7
68.0
79.4
98
14
62
31
8.35*

* The heavy rains from August 30-31, were caused by the remnants of Hurricane Katrina, after moving northward from the central Gulf coast.


TROPICAL STORM KATRINA MOVED NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON AUGUST 30TH, DUMPING NEARLY FIVE INCHES OF RAIN IN WHITE HOUSE. KATRINA HAD STRUCK THE GULF COAST THE DAY BEFORE BRINGING THE MOST WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION OF ANY HURRICANE IN RECENT MEMORY. HARDEST HIT AREAS WERE NEW ORLEANS, LA AND THE GULFPORT/BILOXI AREA OF MISSISSIPPI. MANY DEATHS RESULTED, AND 80% OF NEW ORLEANS WAS FLOODED WHEN SEVERAL LEVEES WERE BREECHED.


SOURCE: Climatological Data for Tennessee, August 2005 (published by the National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC)