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CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
923 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013

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...THE HASTINGS NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              80   12/23/1964
 LOW              -23   12/23/1989
                        12/22/1989
HIGHEST            68   12/02        63       5       57  12/29
LOWEST             -4   12/26        -9       5       -7  12/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     38.8              37.0     1.8     39.2
AVG. MINIMUM     16.7              18.2    -1.5     18.9
MEAN             27.8              27.6     0.2     29.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     10              10.3    -0.3        6
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              29.4    -0.4       29
DAYS MIN <= 0       2               1.6     0.4        1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.93   1913
 MINIMUM         0.00   1976
                        1929
                        1922
TOTALS           1.69              0.61    1.08     1.00
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.02    0.03     0.03
DAYS >= .01         5                MM      MM        8
DAYS >= .10         4                MM      MM        3
DAYS >= .50         1                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.00        1                MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.03   12/19 TO 12/19

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           31.0   1973
TOTALS           10.5               6.1     4.4      9.4
SINCE 7/1        10.8               9.9     0.9      9.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                MM      MM        2
DAYS >= 1.0         2                MM      MM        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         8   12/20                          7  12/10
                                                          12/09

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1146              1159     -13     1108
 SINCE 7/1       2405              2440     -35     2338
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1       1339              1077     262     1119
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      6

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

&&

...DECEMBER 2012 SUMMARY FOR HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

...TEMPERATURES

1 DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD TIED IN DEC. 2012:
DEC. 2: HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 68 (PREVIOUS 68 IN 1956)

AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:    38.8 DEGREES (1.8 ABOVE NORMAL)
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE:     16.7 DEGREES (1.5 BELOW NORMAL)
AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE:    27.8 DEGREES (0.2 ABOVE NORMAL)

WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE:      68 DEGREES ON THE 2ND
COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE:      14 DEGREES ON THE 25TH

COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE:       -4 DEGREES ON THE 26TH
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE:       35 DEGREES ON THE 1ST

WARMEST 2-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   64.0 DEGREES FROM THE 1ST-2ND

WARMEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   57.3 DEGREES FROM THE 1ST-7TH

COLDEST 2-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   14.5 DEGREES FROM THE 24TH-25TH

COLDEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   18.7 DEGREES FROM THE 23RD-29TH

COLDEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES:    3.0 DEGREES FROM THE 23RD-29TH


...PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL

NO DAILY PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL RECORDS SET IN DEC. 2012

TOTAL MONTHLY PRECIPITATION: 1.69 INCHES (1.08 ABOVE NORMAL)
TOTAL MONTHLY SNOWFALL:      10.5 INCHES  (4.4 ABOVE NORMAL)

THIS WAS THE 14TH-WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD OUT OF 119 YEARS DATING
TO 1894...BUT WAS NOT AS WET AS 2009 WHICH FEATURED 1.98 INCHES

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 OR MORE): 5

HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY PRECIPITATION: 1.03 INCHES ON THE 19TH

HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL:       8.0 INCHES ON THE 19TH
HIGHEST 2-DAY SNOWFALL:              8.1 INCHES ON THE 19TH-20TH

PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS:

MONTH          PRECIP.  DEPARTURE

JAN. 2012       0.14      -0.27
FEB. 2012       1.67      +1.18
MARCH 2012      0.86      -0.93
APRIL 2012      2.95      +0.39
MAY 2012        4.07      -0.50
JUNE 2012       2.35      -1.45
JULY 2012       1.64      -2.10
AUG. 2012       2.39      -0.91
SEP. 2012       0.59      -1.97
OCT. 2012       1.46      -0.53
NOV. 2012       0.66      -0.63
DEC. 2012       1.69      +1.08

12-MONTH TOTAL  20.47     -6.64


...OTHER WEATHER ELEMENTS

HIGHEST SURFACE SEA LEVEL PRESSURE: 30.52 ON THE 25TH
LOWEST SURFACE SEA LEVEL PRESSURE:  29.43 ON THE 15TH


...DECEMBER 2012 NARRATIVE FOR HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 8 MONTHS...

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE APRIL 2012...HASTINGS RECORDED ABOVE
NORMAL PRECIPITATION DURING DECEMBER...PUTTING A VERY SMALL DENT
INTO AN ONGOING EXTREME DROUGHT ACCORDING TO THE U.S.
DROUGHT MONITOR. TEMPERATURE-WISE...THE MONTH EXHIBITED
EXTREMES...STARTING OUT VERY WARM AND ENDING QUITE COLD.

FOCUSING FIRST ON TEMPERATURES...THE MONTHLY MEAN TEMPERATURE
RESULTING FROM AVERAGING BOTH THE HIGHS AND LOWS WAS 27.8
DEGREES...OR 0.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. ALTHOUGH THIS MONTHLY AVERAGE
WAS NOT VERY NOTEWORTHY IN ITSELF...IT DID NOT REVEAL THE TRUE
PICTURE OF A MONTH THAT STARTED VERY WARM AND ENDED QUITE COLD. THE
FIRST FIVE DAYS OF THE MONTH WERE PARTICULARLY WARM...WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES REACHING AT LEAST 59 DEGREES EACH DAY...INCLUDING A
RECORD-TYING 68 DEGREES ON THE 2ND. BASED ON THE DAILY MEAN
TEMPERATURE...THESE FIRST FIVE DAYS RESULTED IN THE 3RD-WARMEST
START TO DECEMBER ON RECORD. A MAJOR SHIFT TOWARD COLDER WEATHER
TOOK HOLD DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE MONTH...WITH THE FINAL 12
DAYS FEATURING A BELOW NORMAL MEAN TEMPERATURE. WHEN THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE ON THE 20TH ONLY REACHED 27 DEGREES...THIS TIED A
RECORD STREAK OF 310 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR
ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK...A STREAK THAT BEGAN ON FEB. 14TH. THE
OVERALL COLDEST DAYS OF THE MONTH WERE THE 25TH AND 26TH...WITH THE
CHRISTMAS HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 14 DEGREES RESULTING IN THE
6TH-COLDEST CHRISTMAS HIGH TEMPERATURE ON RECORD. THE COLDEST LOW
TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH WAS -4 DEGREES ON THE 26TH. THE SIX-DAY
MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 10.4 DEGREES BETWEEN THE 23RD-28TH RESULTED IN
THE OVERALL COLDEST SIX DAYS IN HASTINGS IN NEARLY TWO YEARS...SINCE
JAN. 2011. THE ANNUAL 2012 DAILY MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS 54.1
DEGREES...RESULTING IN THE 2ND-WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD...ALTHOUGH
THIS IS BASED ON AN INCOMPLETE RECORD DATASET OF ONLY 42 YEARS.

PRECIPITATION-WISE...THE MONTHLY TOTAL OF 1.69 INCHES AT HASTINGS
WAS A NOTABLE 1.08 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 0.61 INCHES.
ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THIS PRECIPITATION...1.03 INCHES...FELL ON
THE 19TH IN ASSOCIATION WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...A WELCOME
RAINFALL EVENT EARLIER IN THE MONTH BETWEEN THE 14TH-15TH TOTALED
0.53 INCHES. DESPITE THE WETTER-THAN-NORMAL DECEMBER...THE YEAR OF
2012 STILL FINISHED AS ROUGHLY THE 25TH-DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD IN
HASTINGS WITH 20.47 INCHES. HOWEVER...ITS WORTH NOTING THAT HASTINGS
FARED CONSIDERABLY BETTER DURING 2012 THAN NEARBY LOCATIONS SUCH AS
CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN GRAND ISLAND...WHICH MEASURED A
NOTABLE 8.92 INCHES LESS PRECIPITATION THAN HASTINGS.

SNOWFALL-WISE...THE MONTHLY TOTAL OF 10.5 INCHES WAS 4.4 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL...ALTHOUGH THIS PALED IN COMPARISON TO THE 30.1 INCHES
OF DECEMBER SNOW RECORDED JUST THREE YEARS AGO IN 2009. THE MAJORITY
OF SNOW THIS MONTH...8.1 INCHES...FELL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FIRST
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON ON THE 19TH-20TH. NEW YEAR`S
EVE THEN BROUGHT ANOTHER COATING OF 1.5 INCHES.


...ANNUAL HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT EXTREMES FOR 2012...

HOTTEST HIGH TEMPERATURE    103 DEGREES ON JUNE 27TH
COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE     12 DEGREES ON FEB 11TH
COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE      -8 DEGREES ON FEB 11TH
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE      77 DEGREES ON JULY 5TH
HIGHEST DAILY PRECIPITATION  1.71 INCHES ON MAY 27TH
HIGHEST DAILY SNOWFALL        8.0 INCHES ON DEC 19TH
HIGHEST 2-DAY SNOWFALL       11.0 INCHES ON FEB 3RD-4TH
DEEPEST 6AM SNOW DEPTH         11 INCHES ON FEB 4TH
HIGHEST WIND GUST            59 MPH ON OCTOBER 18TH

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