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ANNUAL CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY
536 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2013

...2ND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT WAUSAU...
...3RD LEAST HEATING DEGREE DAYS DURING A YEAR...
...9TH MOST COOLING DEGREE DAYS DURING A YEAR...

...THE WAUSAU WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             107   07/13/1936
 LOW              -40   01/30/1951
                        01/18/1948
                        02/10/1899
HIGHEST            98   07/16                         94  07/20
                                                          07/17
                                                          07/18
LOWEST            -14   01/20                        -21  01/23
AVG. MAXIMUM     58.1              53.2     4.9     53.0
AVG. MINIMUM     37.6              33.8     3.8     35.1
MEAN             47.9              43.5     4.4     44.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     16               4.0    12.0        7
DAYS MAX <= 32     62              77.8   -15.8       80
DAYS MIN <= 32    147             163.7   -16.7      163
DAYS MIN <= 0       5              26.3   -21.3       19

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        48.72   1938
 MINIMUM        21.43   1976
TOTALS          29.46             32.41   -2.95    35.53
DAILY AVG.       0.08
DAYS >= .01       109             129.1   -20.1      121
DAYS >= .10        54              69.0   -15.0       71
DAYS >= .50        22              19.1     2.9       25
DAYS >= 1.00        5               6.2    -1.2       10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          101.7   1909
TOTALS           51.7              59.6    -7.9     65.8
SINCE 7/1        24.1              22.2     1.9     12.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2
DAYS >= TRACE      66              43.5    22.5       81
DAYS >= 1.0        14              18.7    -4.7       26
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        14   03/05                         22  02/21
                        03/03
                        03/04
 24 HR TOTAL     10.9   12/20

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6893              8249   -1356     8059
 SINCE 7/1       2993              3286    -293     2820
COOLING TOTAL     725               407     318      558
 SINCE 1/1        725               407     318      558

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/30/1915
 LATEST       06/12/1903
EARLIEST                        10/02
LATEST                          05/05
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/180    DATE  06/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/180    DATE  06/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          189
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             94
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         83

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              M     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               24     RAIN                      41
LIGHT RAIN               95     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                      10
LIGHT SNOW               61     SLEET                      1
FOG                     157     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     23
HAZE                     68

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

&
2012 WILL GO DOWN IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS THE 2ND WARMEST YEAR ON
RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 47.9 DEGREES. ONLY 1998
WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 48.7 DEGREES WAS WARMER.

2012 ALSO RECORDED THE 3RD LEAST NUMBER OF HEATING DEGREE DAYS DURING
A YEAR WITH 6893.  ONLY 1998 WITH 6493 AND 1931 WITH 6879 HAD FEWER
HEATING DEGREE DAYS DURING THE YEAR.

THERE WERE 725 COOLING DEGREE DAYS DURING 2012. THIS WAS THE 9TH MOST
COOLING DEGREE DAYS DURING A YEAR. THE RECORD IS 832 SET IN 1937.

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ECKBERG