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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
831 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2020

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...THE ALTOONA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2020 TO 11/30/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             97   09/03/1953
 LOW               7   11/26/1950
                       11/25/1950
HIGHEST           85   09/08                          91  09/11
LOWEST            24   11/18                          16  11/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    64.4               61.0     3.4     63.5
AVG. MINIMUM    44.2               41.8     2.4     43.1
MEAN            54.3               51.4     2.9     53.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                 MM      MM        2
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                 MM      MM        1
DAYS MIN <= 32    12                 MM      MM       20
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                 MM      MM        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       19.14   2004
 MINIMUM        4.10   1961
TOTALS          9.97               9.29    0.68     6.53
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.10    0.01     0.07
DAYS >= .01       33                 MM      MM       27
DAYS >= .10       19                 MM      MM       13
DAYS >= .50        5                 MM      MM        4
DAYS >= 1.00       3                 MM      MM        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.22  10/26 TO 10/27                1.24

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1017               1287    -270     1156
 SINCE 7/1      1019               1318    -299       MM
COOLING TOTAL     61                 52       9      118
 SINCE 1/1       847                531     316       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/21/1956
 LATEST       06/01/1966
EARLIEST                        09/20
LATEST                          05/10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/250
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    52/260    DATE  11/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/260    DATE  11/15

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.43
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           43
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             24
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         24


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               10     RAIN                      13
LIGHT RAIN               35     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                      44     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     11
HAZE                     14

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

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