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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
639 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE BURLINGTON IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              95   10/03/2006
                        10/13/1899
                        09/06/1922
 LOW               10   10/30/1925
HIGHEST            81   10/24        71      10
LOWEST             24   10/29        39     -15
AVG. MAXIMUM     62.5              66.1    -3.6
AVG. MINIMUM     41.1              44.6    -3.5
MEAN             51.8              55.4    -3.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 32      9
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           3.28              3.12    0.16
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.10    0.01
DAYS >= .01        10
DAYS >= .10         9
DAYS >= .50         2
DAYS >= 1.00        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.29   10/13 TO 10/14

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     419               323      96
 SINCE 7/1        545               394     151
COOLING TOTAL      15                24      -9
 SINCE 1/1       1287              1206      81
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/190    DATE  10/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/200    DATE  10/13

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)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     HAIL                       0
SLEET                     0     FOG                       13
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     0     HAZE                       9

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

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