Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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CXUS53 KMPX 052225
CLMEAU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
435 PM CST THU NOV 5 2009
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...THE EAU CLAIRE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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MONTHLY REPORT OCTOBER 2009 EAU AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVG MAX 49.2 57.9 -8.7 COOLER 3 COLD
AVG MIN 35.1 36.6 -1.5 COOLER 19 COLD
MONTH MEAN 42.2 47.3 -5.1 COOLER 6 COLD
DAILY MAX 63 OCT-19-2009
DAILY MIN 23 OCT-27-2009
RECORD HIGHS 0
RECORD LOWS 0
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 700 551 149 COOLER 7 COLD
TOTAL SEASON 877 795 82 COOLER 21 COLD
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 1 -1 COOLER 1 COLD
TOTAL ANNUAL 329 554 -225 COOLER 6 COLD
PCP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 4.91 2.24 2.67 WETTER 9 WET
ANNUAL TOTAL 22.54 29.17 -6.63 DRIER 17 DRY
DAILY MAX 1.09 OCT-23-2009
RECORD PCP 0
SNOW ACTUAL AVG DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 4.7 0.4 4.3 SNOWIER 3 WET
SEASON TOTAL 4.7 0.4 4.3 SNOWIER 3 WET
DAILY MAX 2.5 OCT-23-2009
MAX DEPTH 2 OCT-24-2009
RECORD SNOW 0
OCTOBER EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME OCTOBER EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
OCTOBER MAX 70.3 1963 12.4 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCTOBER MAX 45.7 1917 -12.2 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCTOBER MIN 48.2 1947 11.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCTOBER MIN 26.9 1952 -9.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCTOBER MEAN 59.2 1947 11.9 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCTOBER MEAN 38.2 1917 -9.1 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCTOBER HDD 209 1947 -342 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCTOBER HDD 848 1898 297 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCTOBER CDD 37 1947 36 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCTOBER CDD 0 2009 -1 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCTOBER PCP 7.52 1991 5.28 WETTEST 1 WET
OCTOBER PCP 0.07 2002 -2.17 DRIEST 1 DRY
OCTOBER SNOW 5.9 1925 5.5 WETTEST 1 WET
OCTOBER SNOW 0 2007 -0.4 DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
MONTH AVERAGE 7.4 12 -4.6
DAILY PEAK GUST 41 MPH SOUTHWEST OCT-30-2009
DAILY FAST 2-MINUTE 32 MPH SOUTHWEST OCT-30-2009
OCTOBER OCTOBER 2009 2009 2009
SUNSHINE MINUTES PERCENT ANNUAL HOURS PERCENT
GAINED 0 0 412 6.9 100
LOST -92 -22 -324 -5.4 -79
TYPE COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 20
2=FOG DENSE 2
3=THUNDER 0
4=IP/SLEET 0
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 0
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 2
9=BLWG SNOW 0
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 0 0 0 WARMER
>=50 16 24 -8 COOLER
>=60 4 13 -9 COOLER
>=70 0 4 -4 COOLER
>=80 0 1 -1 COOLER
>=90 0 0 0 NORMAL
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MINIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 11 11 1 COOLER
<= 20 0 1 -1 WARMER
<= 10 0 0 0 NORMAL
<= 0 0 0 0 NORMAL
<= -10 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 50 0 3 -3 COOLER
PCP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
PCP ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 2 4 -2 DRIER
>= 0.01 16 10 6 WETTER
>= 0.10 9 5 4 WETTER
>= 0.25 7 3 4 WETTER
>= 0.50 4 2 3 WETTER
>= 1.00 1 1 1 WETTER
SNOW COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
SNOW ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 3 2 1 SNOWIER
>= 0.1 4 0 3.6 SNOWIER
>= 1.0 2 0 1.8 SNOWIER
>= 1.5 2 0 1.9 SNOWIER
>= 2.0 1 0 0.9 SNOWIER
>= 3.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
NEW DAILY RECORDS LISTING PREVIOUS
NEW DAILY SET/TIE AMOUNT DATE -YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
SNOW NEW-> 0.1 OCT-10-2009 SETS 0.0 NEVER BEFORE
COLD HIGH TIE-> 41 OCT-11-2009 TIES-> 41 1906
SNOW NEW-> 0.5 OCT-15-2009 OLD-> TRACE 1909
SNOW NEW-> 2.5 OCT-23-2009 OLD-> 2.0 1938
3-MONTH DATA AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER (ASO)
ASO 2009 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
ASO-09 MAX 67.4 69.4 -2.0 COOLER 12 COLD
ASO-09 MIN 46.8 47.7 -0.9 COOLER 44 COLD
ASO-09 MEAN 57.1 58.6 -1.5 COOLER 14 COLD
ASO-09 HDD 844 779 65 COOLER 24 COLD
ASO-09 CDD 135 184 -49 COOLER 20 COLD
ASO-09 PRECIP 11.33 10.66 0.67 WETTER NEAR NORM
ASO-09 SNOW 4.7 0.4 4.3 SNOWIER 3 WET
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME ASO EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
AUG-SEP-OCT MAX 78.5 1947 9.1 WARMEST 1 WARM
AUG-SEP-OCT MAX 64.5 1917 -4.9 COLDEST 1 COLD
AUG-SEP-OCT MIN 55.4 1947 7.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
AUG-SEP-OCT MIN 42.6 1896 -5.1 COLDEST 1 COLD
AUG-SEP-OCT MEAN 67.2 1947 8.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
AUG-SEP-OCT MEAN 54.6 1917 -4.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
AUG-SEP-OCT HDD 404 1947 -375 WARMEST 1 WARM
AUG-SEP-OCT HDD 1063 1917 284 COLDEST 1 COLD
AUG-SEP-OCT CDD 610 1947 426 WARMEST 1 WARM
AUG-SEP-OCT CDD 77 1977 -107 COLDEST 1 COLD
AUG-SEP-OCT PRECIP 21.51 1900 10.85 SNOWIEST 1 WET
AUG-SEP-OCT PRECIP 2.14 1976 -8.52 DRIEST 1 DRY
AUG-SEP-OCT SNOW 5.9 1925 5.5 WETTER 1 WET
AUG-SEP-OCT SNOW 0.0 2007 -0.4 DRIER 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA
JAN-OCT 2009 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-OCT-09 MAX 56.7 58.6 -1.9 COOLER 16 COLD
JAN-OCT-09 MIN 35.1 37.0 -1.9 COOLER NEAR NORM
JAN-OCT-09 MEAN 46.0 47.8 -1.8 COOLER 15 COLD
JAN-OCT-09 HDD-ANN 6008 5762 246 COOLER 35 COLD
JUL-OCT-09 HDD-SEA 877 795 82 COOLER 21 COLD
JAN-OCT-09 CDD 329 554 -225 COOLER 6 COLD
JAN-OCT-09 PRECIP 22.54 29.17 -6.63 DRIER 17 DRY
JAN-OCT-09 SNOW-ANN 22.9 33.8 -10.9 DRIER 34 DRY
JUL-OCT-09 SNOW-SEA 4.7 0.4 4.3 SNOWIER 3 WET
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
JAN-OCT ANNUAL EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-OCT MAX 65.4 1931 6.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-OCT MAX 54.1 1979 -4.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-OCT MIN 43.0 1931 6.0 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-OCT MIN 32.5 1895 -4.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-OCT MEAN 54.4 1931 6.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-OCT MEAN 43.8 1917 -4.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-OCT HDD-ANN 6762 1929 1000 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-OCT HDD-ANN 4252 1921 -1510 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-OCT HDD-SEA 408 1931 -387 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-OCT HDD-SEA 1082 1917 287 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-OCT CDD 1088 1936 534 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-OCT CDD 279 1958 -275 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-OCT PRECIP 48.65 1938 19.48 WETTER 1 WET
JAN-OCT PRECIP 15.18 1910 -13.99 DRIER 1 DRY
JAN-OCT SNOW-ANN 80.0 1929 46.2 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-OCT SNOW-ANN 8.7 1921 -25.1 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-OCT SNOW-SEA 5.9 1925 5.5 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-OCT SNOW-SEA 0.0 2007 -0.4 DRIEST 1 DRY
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CARLYON