October 2012...Much needed precipitation

October 2012 Temperature Data:

**Sault Ste Marie (1888 - 2012)**
October Mean	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Warmest Temp/Date(s)	Coolest Temp/Date(s)	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
46.1	45.6	+0.5	N/A	73 / 25th	28 / 12th	54.5 / 1900	37.4 / 1925

**Houghton Lake (1919 - 2012)**
October Mean	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Warmest Temp/Date(s)	Coolest Temp/Date(s)	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
47.3	45.8	+1.5	N/A	76 / 25th	27 / 27th	57.6 / 1963	38.0 / 1925

**Alpena (1916 - 2012)**
October Mean	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Warmest Temp/Date(s)	Coolest Temp/Date(s)	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
47.3	46.2	+1.1	N/A	77 / 25th	29 / 7th, 27th	55.8 / 1947	37.9 / 1925

**Traverse City Airport (1897 - 2012)**
October Mean	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Warmest Temp/Date(s)	Coolest Temp/Date(s)	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
48.8	48.2	+0.6	N/A	80 / 25th	32 / 16th	58.6 / 1947	42.3 / 1925

**Gaylord** **COOP** **(1951 - 2001); Gaylord Airport (2001-2012)**
October Mean	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Warmest Temp/Date(s)	Coolest Temp/Date(s)	Record Warm/Year	Record Cold/Year
45.0	45.5	-0.5	N/A	76 / 25th	26 / 12th	56.7 / 1963	41.2 / 2002

October 2012 Precipitation Data (inches):

**Sault Ste Marie (1888 - 2012)**
Precipitation	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Greatest 24-hr rainfall/date(s)	Days with measurable precipitation	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
5.27	3.80	+1.47	13th Wettest	1.13 / 14th-15th	19	6.84 / 2001	0.16 / 1963

**Houghton Lake (1919 - 2012)**
Precipitation	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Greatest 24-hr rainfall/date(s)	Days with measurable precipitation	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
3.60	2.56	+1.04	19th Wettest	1.45 / 13th-14th	17	8.38 / 1951	0.21 / 1924

**Alpena (1916 - 2012)**
Precipitation	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Greatest 24-hr rainfall/date(s)	Days with measurable precipitation	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
4.56	2.61	+1.95	9th Wettest	1.80 / 13th-14th	17	6.53 / 1991	0.18 / 1924

**Traverse City Airport (1930 - 1993); Traverse City COOP (2001 - 2012)**
Precipitation	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
5.97	3.60	+2.37	7th Wettest	7.13 / 1991	0.56 / 1952

**Gaylord Cooperative Observing Station (1940 - 2012)**
Precipitation	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Record Wettest/Year	Record Driest/Year
5.00	3.70	+1.30	11th Wettest	7.74 / 1969	0.32 / 2000

Gaylord, MI (APX): October, 2012 Monthly Observed Precipitation Valid at 11/1/2012 1200 UTC - Created 11/1/12 23:41 UTC

Gaylord, MI (APX): October, 2012 Monthly Percent of Normal Precipitation Valid at 11/1/2012 1200 UTC - Created 11/1/12 23:45 UTC

October 2012 Snowfall Data (inches):

**Sault Ste Marie (1888 - 2012)**
Snowfall	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Greatest Calendar Day snowfall	Days with measurable snowfall	Record Snowfall/Year	Least Snowfall/Year
5.9	1.9	+4.0	Tied 11th Snowiest	4.4 on the 11th	4	19.7 / 1895	0.0 / 2005

**Houghton Lake (1919 - 2012)**
Snowfall	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Greastest Calendar Day snowfall	Days with measurable snowfall	Record Snowfall/Year	Least Snowfall/Year
Trace	0.5	-0.5	N/A	Trace / Multiple days	0	9.5 / 1962	0.0 / 2011

**Alpena (1916 - 2012)**
Snowfall	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Greatest Calendar Day snowfall	Days with measurable snowfall	Record Snowfall/Year	Least Snowfall/Year
Trace	0.3	-0.3	N/A	Trace / Multiple days	0	8.5 / 1933	0.0 / 2011

**Traverse City Airport (1930 - 1993); Traverse City COOP (2001 - 2012)**
Snowfall	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Record Snowfall/Year	Least Snowfall/Year
0.0	0.2	-0.2	N/A	3.5 / 1976	0.0 / 2012

**Gaylord Cooperative Observing Station (1940 - 2012)**
Snowfall	Normal	Departure	Ranking	Record Snowfall/Year	Least Snowfall/Year
0.6	2.9	-2.3	N/A	17.0 / 2006	0.0 / 2007

- all averages are calculated using the new 1981 - 2010 period

( ) = Consistent years of record; Record temperature data for Gaylord is a combination of Gaylord Airport (2001- 2011) and the Cooperative Observing Station records (1951-2001), Record precipitation data for Traverse City is a combination of Cherry Capital Airport (1930-1993) and the Cooperative Observing Station records (2001-2011)

- only rankings in the top 20 will be entered

* = Record occurred in multiple years; latest year shown

**THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER. THEREFORE, THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION. FINAL AND CERTIFIED CLIMATE DATA CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV.**

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* Data for Traverse City is derived from a composite of observations taken at both Cherry Capital Airport and the cooperative observing station at Munson Medical Center. This data is for informational purposes only and does not meet climatological standards. This data set may include periods with missing data…particularly snowfall data from 1996-2001.

**Data for Gaylord is derived from a composite of observations taken at both Gaylord-Otsego County Airport and the cooperative observing station located near downtown Gaylord. This data is for informational purposes only and does not meet climatological standards. This data set may include periods with missing data and data that has been recorded from different observing points throughout history.

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October 2012...Much needed precipitation