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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
858 PM EST WED DEC 04 2019

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...THE ALTOONA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2019 TO 11/30/2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2019

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           91   09/11         MM      MM       92  09/04
LOWEST            16   11/13         MM      MM       18  11/22
AVG. MAXIMUM    63.5               61.0     2.5     60.5
AVG. MINIMUM    43.1               41.8     1.3     47.2
MEAN            53.3               51.4     1.9     53.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                 MM      MM        3
DAYS MAX <= 32     1                 MM      MM        5
DAYS MIN <= 32    20                 MM      MM       18
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                 MM      MM        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       19.14   2004
 MINIMUM        4.10   1961
TOTALS          6.53               9.29   -2.76    17.72
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.10   -0.03     0.20
DAYS >= .01       27                 MM      MM       47
DAYS >= .10       13                 MM      MM       31
DAYS >= .50        4                 MM      MM       13
DAYS >= 1.00       1                 MM      MM        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.24   10/26 TO 10/27               2.83
 STORM TOTAL    1.24    MM                            MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1156               1287    -131     1237
 SINCE 7/1      1165               1319    -154     1237
COOLING TOTAL    118                 52      66      243
 SINCE 1/1       763                531     232     1105

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/21/1956
 LATEST       06/01/1966
EARLIEST                        10/19
LATEST                          04/03
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/250
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/280    DATE  11/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/270    DATE  11/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.43
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           43
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             28
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         20


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                      14
LIGHT RAIN               32     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                      41     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     11
HAZE                     20

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

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