CXUS43 KMKX 011435 CLMMKE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 804 AM CST WED JAN 1 2003 ................................... ...THE MILWAUKEE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2002 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 68 12/05/2001 LOW -22 12/19/1884 HIGHEST 56 12/30 31 25 68 12/05 LOWEST 10 12/06 18 -8 7 12/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 36.6 33.1 3.5 39.2 AVG. MINIMUM 23.5 19.4 4.1 26.5 MEAN 30.1 26.2 3.9 32.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 11 15.0 -4.0 8 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 MM DAYS MAX >= 60 0 MM DAYS MAX <= 60 31 MM DAYS MIN <= 32 28 28.0 0.0 23 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 3.0 -3.0 0 DAYS MIN >= 60 0 MM DAYS MIN <= 40 31 MM DAYS MIN <= 30 26 MM PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.42 1987 MINIMUM 0.08 1913 TOTALS 0.75 2.22 -1.47 0.86 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.07 -0.05 0.03 DAYS >= .01 5 12.0 -7.0 10 DAYS >= .10 3 5.0 -2.0 3 DAYS >= .50 0 2.0 -2.0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 0.25 1 MM DAYS >= 0.75 0 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.50 12/17 TO 12/18 12/12 TO 12/13 STORM TOTAL MM MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 49.5 2000 24 HR TOTAL 14.1 12/10/2000 TO 12/11/2000 SNOW DEPTH 32 12/21/2000 12/22/2000 TOTALS 4.7 11.7 -7.0 2.6 LIQUID EQUIV 0.5 0.8 -0.3 0.3 SINCE 7/1 5.9 15.8 -9.9 2.6 LIQUID 7/1 0.6 1.2 -0.6 0.3 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 6 -5 0 DAYS >= TRACE 8 8.5 -0.5 8 DAYS >= 1.0 2 3.3 -1.3 0 DAYS >= 3.0 0 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4 12/03 1 12/28 24 HR TOTAL 2.5 12/02 TO 12/02 12/28 TO 12/28 STORM TOTAL MM MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM MM DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1078 1200 -122 992 SINCE 7/1 2469 2616 -147 2096 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 897 616 281 711 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/20/1956 LATEST 05/27/1961 EARLIEST 10/20 LATEST 04/26 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/257 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/130 DATE 12/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/230 DATE 12/06 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 16 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.