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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1100 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

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...THE EUREKA CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              85   02/17/1930
 LOW               24   02/04/1899
HIGHEST            63   02/15                MM
LOWEST             31   02/26                MM
                        02/24
                        02/20
AVG. MAXIMUM     52.4                      -3.7
AVG. MINIMUM     37.6                      -4.1
MEAN             45.0                      -3.9

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        19.49   1902
 MINIMUM         0.50   1923
TOTALS           1.78              5.63   -3.85
DAYS >= .01        12              14.9    -2.9       16
DAYS >= .10         6              10.1    -4.1        6
DAYS >= .50         1               4.2    -3.2        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               1.1    -1.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.56   02/18 TO 02/19

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
 LIQUID 7/1        MM                        MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     550               451      99      497
 SINCE 7/1       3238              2922     316     3137
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    18/360    DATE  02/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    30/010    DATE  02/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10


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

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

&&

TOTAL RAINFALL...............  1.78 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL..... -3.85
TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST......  4.35 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL..... -7.78
TOTAL SINCE JULY 1ST......... 25.18 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL..... -4.00

HIGHEST SLP......... 30.51 ON 28
LOWEST SLP.......... 29.77 ON 19

...REMARKS...HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATED FOR MUCH OF THE MONTH. A FEW
SYSTEMS MADE IT THROUGH THE RIDGE AND BROUGHT RAIN...BUT OVERALL
RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS STILL WELL BELOW NORMAL. HIGH PRESSURE
ALSO KEPT THE TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. THESE COOL
TEMPERATURES INCLUDED A RECORD LOW TEMP OF 31 DEGREES TIED ON THE
24TH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS SET IN 1913.

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