2012 annual statistical climate summaries

 

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CAPE GIRARDEAU CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
949 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013

...................................

...THE CAPE GIRARDEAU MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1960 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH             107   06/29/2012
LOW              -18   01/11/1977
HIGHEST           107R  06/29                        103
LOWEST             10   12/30                         -3
AVG. MAXIMUM     71.9              67.9     4.0     68.4
AVG. MINIMUM     48.1              46.0     2.1     48.0
MEAN             60.0R             56.9     3.1     58.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     78
DAYS MAX <= 32      1
DAYS MAX >= 95     34
DAYS MAX >= 100    12
DAYS MIN <= 32     78
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM        74.51   2011
MINIMUM        34.99   2005
TOTALS          26.99R            46.81  -19.82    74.51
DAILY AVG.       0.08
DAYS >= .01        90
DAYS >= .10        58
DAYS >= .50        20
DAYS >= 1.00        3
DAYS >= 0.25       36
DAYS >= 2.00        0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL    1.82
STORM TOTAL       MM
(MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3494
SINCE 7/1       1624
COOLING TOTAL    1784
SINCE 1/1       1784
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/280    DATE  07/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/280    DATE  07/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          249
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             75
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         42


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               42     RAIN                      55
LIGHT RAIN               89     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               11     SLEET                      0
FOG                     190     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     50
HAZE                     62

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&
RMKS: 107 DEGREES IS THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED. THE 2012 AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 60.0 DEGREES IS THE WARMEST ON RECORD. 26.99 INCHES OF RAINFALL
SETS THE RECORD FOR THE DRIEST YEAR WITH ONLY 5 DAYS OF MISSING DATA.
2012 EXPERIENCED THE 3RD WARMEST WINTER, THE WARMEST SPRING SEASON AT 64.2
DEGREES AND THE 5TH COOLEST FALL.

$$

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
949 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013

...................................

...THE EVANSVILLE IN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH             111   07/28/1930
LOW              -23   02/02/1951
HIGHEST           107   07/05                        100  09/03
                        06/29                             09/02
                        06/28
LOWEST             12   12/30                          4  01/21
                        01/14
AVG. MAXIMUM     71.2              66.9     4.3     67.6
AVG. MINIMUM     48.3              45.8     2.5     47.8
MEAN             59.7              56.4     3.3     57.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     70              38.0    32.0       55
DAYS MAX <= 32      4              15.5   -11.5       16
DAYS MAX >= 95     29
DAYS MAX >= 100    14
DAYS MIN <= 32     82              92.6   -10.6       80
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               1.8    -1.8        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM        70.03   2011
MINIMUM         0.01   1910
TOTALS          33.13             45.31  -12.18    70.03
DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.12   -0.03     0.19
DAYS >= .01       105             115.5   -10.5      127
DAYS >= .10        64              74.9   -10.9       87
DAYS >= .50        20              30.8   -10.8       49
DAYS >= 1.00        6              11.9    -5.9       22
DAYS >= 0.25       44
DAYS >= 2.00        2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL    2.54
STORM TOTAL       MM
(MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL           41.0   1918
24 HR TOTAL     19.3   12/22/2004 TO 12/22/2004
TOTALS           11.1              11.8    -0.7      9.0
LIQUID EQUIV    1.11              1.50   -0.39
SINCE 7/1        10.7               3.5     7.2      0.1
LIQUID 7/1      1.07
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE      17              10.4     6.6       21
DAYS >= 1.0         3               3.5    -0.5
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH         8   12/26
24 HR TOTAL      7.7   MM
STORM TOTAL       MM
(MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3656              4549    -893     4195
SINCE 7/1         MM              1772      MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST     10/03/1974
LATEST       05/10/1966
EARLIEST                        10/23
LATEST                          04/10
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/240    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    54/250    DATE  03/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          230
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             90
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         46

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               47     RAIN                      58
LIGHT RAIN              122     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      1
FOG                     163     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     22
HAZE                    100

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

RMKS: THE ANNUAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 59.7 DEGREES IS THE 3 WARMEST YEAR ON
RECORD. THE WINTER SEASON WAS THE 5TH WARMEST. IT WAS THE WARMEST SPRING SEASON
ON RECORD WITH 63.6 DEGREES.

$$

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
949 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013

...................................

...THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH             108   06/29/2012
                        07/17/1942
                        07/17/1942
LOW              -15   01/20/1985
HIGHEST           108R  06/29                         99  09/03
                                                          09/02
                                                          08/03
LOWEST             17   02/12                         -4  02/10
                        01/03
AVG. MAXIMUM     72.5              68.5     4.0     68.7
AVG. MINIMUM     49.4              47.3     2.1     48.5
MEAN             60.9R             57.9     3.0     58.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     81              42.5    38.5       59
DAYS MAX <= 32      2              11.2    -9.2       12
DAYS MAX >= 95     42
DAYS MAX >= 100    18
DAYS MIN <= 32     70              82.2   -12.2       73
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               1.1    -1.1        1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM        74.85   2011
MINIMUM        35.40   1953
TOTALS          30.06R            49.08  -19.02    74.85
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.13   -0.05     0.21
DAYS >= .01       100             110.2   -10.2      113
DAYS >= .10        60              74.1   -14.1       81
DAYS >= .50        25              32.4    -7.4       44
DAYS >= 1.00        4              13.7    -9.7       25
DAYS >= 0.25       37                                 67
DAYS >= 2.00        0                                 10
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL    2.11
STORM TOTAL       MM
(MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL           24.7   1978
24 HR TOTAL     14.0   12/22/2004 TO 12/22/2004
TOTALS            6.1               9.1    -3.0     13.6
LIQUID EQUIV    0.61
SINCE 7/1         5.7               2.3     3.4      0.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= TRACE      13               7.2     5.8       28
DAYS >= 1.0         1               2.8    -1.8        3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH         5   12/26                          6  02/10
24 HR TOTAL      4.6   MM
STORM TOTAL       MM
(MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3341              4131    -790     3911
SINCE 7/1         MM              1631      MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST     10/01/1984
LATEST       04/28/1992
EARLIEST                        10/26
LATEST                          04/04
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/240    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/310    DATE  08/16

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          251
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             69
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         46

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               37     RAIN                      51
LIGHT RAIN              110     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       2
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                8     SLEET                      1
FOG                     182     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     21
HAZE                     72

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&
RMKS: 108 DEGREES IS THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT PADUCAH. THE 2012
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 60.9 DEGREES IS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE ANNUAL
RAINFALL OF 30.06 IS THE DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD. 2012 EXPERIENCED THE 3RD
WARMEST WINTER, THE WARMEST SPRING AT 64.4 DEGREES AND THE DRIEST AT 4.95
INCHES OF RAINFALL. AND IT EXPERIENCED THE 7TH WARMEST AND 4TH DRIEST
SUMMER ON RECORD. THERE WERE 39 DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE RECORDS SET WITH
24 RECORD HIGHS.

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