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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE
841 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE MILWAUKEE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              68   12/05/2001
                        02/11/1999
 LOW              -26   02/03/1996
                        01/17/1982
HIGHEST            65   12/03        55      10       55  01/11
LOWEST             -5   01/22       -13       8       -1  01/20
AVG. MAXIMUM     34.2              31.4     2.8     38.1
AVG. MINIMUM     20.5              18.3     2.2     23.8
MEAN             27.4              24.9     2.5     30.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     39              44.0    -5.0       19
DAYS MIN <= 32     78              80.7    -2.7       77
DAYS MIN <= 0       3               6.8    -3.8        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.13   1875
                        1876
 MINIMUM         1.53   2002
                        2003
TOTALS          10.07              5.45    4.62     5.08
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.06    0.05     0.06
DAYS >= .01        36              32.0     4.0       29
DAYS >= .10        20              14.2     5.8       13
DAYS >= .50         4               2.8     1.2        5
DAYS >= 1.00        2               0.7     1.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.30   12/19 TO 12/20              0.76

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           89.8   1885
                        1886
TOTALS           37.2              35.1     2.1     24.4
SINCE 7/1        37.2              37.8    -0.6     24.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                 4      -2        1
DAYS >= 1.0        11              10.3     0.7        7
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         8   02/28                          6  01/15
                                                          01/13
                                                          01/14
 24 HR TOTAL      5.5   02/07 TO 02/07               6.1  01/12

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3353              3615    -262     3077
 SINCE 7/1       4725              4980    -255     4255
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/20/1956
 LATEST       05/27/1961
EARLIEST                        10/17
LATEST                          04/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/274
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/220    DATE  01/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/290    DATE  01/19

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             30
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         49

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               2
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                      11
LIGHT RAIN               23     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                      14
LIGHT SNOW               46     SLEET                      6
FOG                      51     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     11
HAZE                     36

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

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