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CXUS53 KGRB 011152
CLARHI

ANNUAL CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY
550 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2013

...4TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT RHINELANDER...
...21ST SNOWIEST YEAR ON RECORD...
...3RD LEAST HEATING DEGREE DAYS DURING A YEAR...

...THE RHINELANDER WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1908 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             108   07/13/1936
 LOW              -42   02/03/1996
HIGHEST            93   07/16                         93  07/20
                                                          06/07
LOWEST            -24   01/20                        -23  01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     55.3              51.5     3.8     51.7
AVG. MINIMUM     33.1              30.4     2.7     31.6
MEAN             44.2              41.0     3.2     41.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      6               2.2     3.8        5
DAYS MAX <= 32     75              92.2   -17.2       90
DAYS MIN <= 32    181             183.3    -2.3      185
DAYS MIN <= 0      16              34.4   -18.4       33

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        41.62   1990
 MINIMUM        14.31   1989
TOTALS          30.09             31.40   -1.31    27.81
DAILY AVG.       0.08
DAYS >= .01       135                MM      MM      132
DAYS >= .10        65                MM      MM       63
DAYS >= .50        18                MM      MM       16
DAYS >= 1.00        5                MM      MM        3

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          108.2   1950
TOTALS           68.0                MM      MM     83.9
SINCE 7/1        17.7                MM      MM     26.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      3
DAYS >= TRACE      87                MM      MM      108
DAYS >= 1.0        16                MM      MM       22
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        30   02/29                         18  03/23
 24 HR TOTAL      4.8   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    7872              9020   -1148     8706
 SINCE 7/1       3430              3626    -196     3131
COOLING TOTAL     373               262     111      321
 SINCE 1/1        373               261     112      321

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/27/1915
 LATEST       07/30/1928
EARLIEST                        09/23
LATEST                          05/20
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/260    DATE  03/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/260    DATE  03/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          161
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            105
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        100

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              M     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               26     RAIN                      46
LIGHT RAIN              106     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                5     SNOW                      11
LIGHT SNOW               82     SLEET                      0
FOG                     231     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     68
HAZE                     45

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

&&

2012 WILL GO DOWN IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS THE 4TH WARMEST YEARS
ON RECORD. THE WARMEST YEARS ON RECORD ARE 46.3 DEGREES IN 1998...
45.1 DEGREES IN 1931...AND 44.3 DEGREES IN 1999.

2012 ALSO RECORDED THE 3RD LEAST NUMBER OF HEATING DEGREE DAYS DURING
A YEAR WITH 7872.  ONLY 1968 WITH 7177 AND 1931 WITH 7613 HAD FEWER
HEATING DEGREE DAYS DURING THE YEAR.

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ECKBERG