| July 3, 2025 | No.195 |
June 2025
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We had 32.50 inches of rain at the Palmira Arriba Station during the month of June 2025.
Rainfall for June 2025 |
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Area |
Contributors |
June 2025 |
Total 2025 |
| El Salto Arriba | Beth Corwin | 22.34 | 43.11 |
| Bajo Lino | Rodrigo Marciacq | 18.36 | n/a |
| Los Cabazos | Don Hughes | 21.12 | 40.60 |
Jaramillo Arriba |
Steve Sarner |
34.17 | 72.08 |
| Jaramillo Arriba | Mark Heyer | 25.65 | n/a |
| Jaramillo Central | Colleen Anderson | 19.00 | 37.90 |
Jaramillo Abajo |
John McGann |
33.79 | 70.61 |
| Palo Alto | Nancy Pettersen | 19.87 | 54.14 |
| Valle Escondido | Gisela Remsen | 21.09 | 36.88 |
| Brisas Boquetenas | Dennis Decorte | n/a | n/a |
| Brisas Boquetenas | Richard Sturz | n/a | n/a |
| El Encanto (Volcancito) | Brian Baldwin | 24.19 | 48.84 |
Cerro Verde (Volcancito) |
Charlotte Lintz |
18.65 | 41.55 |
Santa Lucia |
Paula Litt |
31.03 | 66.88 |
| Caldera | Chris McCall | 29.55 | 74.48 |
| Lucero | Mike Joy | 36.22 | 98.02 |
| Palmira Abajo | Dave Nichols | 30.44 | 68.09 |
Palmira Arriba |
Lloyd Cripe |
32.50 | 61.58 |
| N/A = Not
Available Red = Highest rainfalls Green = Lowest rainfall |
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It was a rainy month of June. Here at Palmira Arriba we had 32.50 inches of rain. Checking the past data from the Palmira Arriba Station over a span of 19 years, the average rainfall for the months of June is 19.11 inches. The range is a low of 3.51 inches and a high of 39.00 inches. This month's 32.50 inches is more than a standard deviation above the mean (+1.34 standard deviations) for the previous months of June. This is statistically above normal rainfall for June.
Palmira Arriba Station June Rainfalls over 19 Years
At the Palmira Arriba Station we had 25 days with measureable precipitation and 5 days without a measureable drop. You can see from the Table above that most of the District of Boquete had a high rainfall.
A review of the reported June rains in the District of Boquete in reveals shows lows of 18.65 inches reported by Charlotte Lintz at Cerro Verde and 19.87 inches reported by Nancy Petersen at Palo Alto. The highest rainfall for the month was 36.22 reported by Mike Joy at Lucero and 34.17 inches reported by Steve Sarner at Jaramillo Arriba. Check the chart to see other areas. We didn't get any rain reports from Dennis and Richard this month at Brisas Boquetenas. I don't know for sure but maybe they floated away on the Ark as I was thinking last month!
The average winds at the Palmira Arriba station were 1.85 mph and generally from the NE. Our maximum wind gust was 21.5 mph. Winds were generally a little lower than in the previous month of May which is expected as we are deeper into the rainy season. Average temperature was 68.66 F. Highest temperature was 86 F. Lowest temperature was 59.9 F. You can check out all of our (Palmira Station) previous monthly data for the months of June over the years at this link.
The latest ENSO Cycle Report is saying that "ENSO-neutral is present. Equatorial sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are near average across most of the Pacific Ocean. ENSO-Neutral is likely in the Northern Hemisphere summer 2025 (82% chance in June-August) and may continue into winter 2025-26, though confidence is lower (48% chance of Neutral and 41% chance of La Niña in November-January)."
Here is a link to a source to better understand El Niño in case you need some help interpreting what this all means. Give this a read and you will learn a lot about this important weather phenomenon that affects global weather. It has more effect upon the Northern Latitudes than it has upon us here in the tropics.
The IRI (International Research Institute for Climate and Society) (select South America from the Region menu) is predicting a 40% probability of below normal climate rainfall for parts of Panama during the months of July - August - September of 2025 (Yellow).
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IMHPA (Instituto de Meteorología e Hidrología de Panamá) documents section predicts that during July "...The expected cumulative rainfall forecast...values are expected to be normal, with an upward trend in the province of Chiriquí, the Ngäbe Buglé region, Colón, and Central and Eastern Panama. For the rest of the country, rainfall is expected to be within normal monthly values." You can read their entire report and check out the details in the "documents" section at this link.
We just returned from a three week visit to the Pacific Northwest near Seattle visiting family, friends and doctors. The weather there was summer style. No significant rain. Lots of sun but some overcast. A bit chilly at nights in the mid to low 50's.
So we missed out on a lot of the rainy June here. We had a great time but it is nice to be home again in this very special place on the planet. I keep telling myself that with the rain comes the very green rain forest and many species of birds. Also more time to read and "stream."
We will no doubt have more rain this month but maybe not as much as June. Keep the umbrellas dry, lubricated and handy for the afternoon rains.
Lloyd Cripe