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CXUS55 KVEF 031745
CLABIH

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV
945 AM PST THU JAN 3 2013

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...THE BISHOP CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1943 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             110   07/10/2002
 LOW               -8   12/22/1990
                        12/27/1988
HIGHEST           106   07/11        74      32      104  07/03
                                                          07/02
LOWEST              5   12/21        38     -33        8  12/23
                        12/20
AVG. MAXIMUM     75.9              75.0     0.9     74.3
AVG. MINIMUM     37.6              38.1    -0.5     36.2
MEAN             56.7              56.6     0.1     55.2
DAYS MAX >= 90    118              99.9    18.1       92
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.4    -0.4        1
DAYS MIN <= 32    140             133.7     6.3      158
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.2    -0.2        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        17.09   1969
 MINIMUM         1.81   1989
TOTALS           3.48              5.18   -1.70     3.20
DAILY AVG.          T              0.01   -0.01        T
DAYS >= .01        21              27.6    -6.6       25
DAYS >= .10         9              12.3    -3.3        8
DAYS >= .50         2               2.7    -0.7        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.6    -0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.83   1/21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           57.1   1969
 24 HR TOTAL     18.0   01/24/1969 TO 01/25/1969
 SNOW DEPTH        22   01/25/1969
TOTALS            7.7               6.8     0.9      1.2
SINCE 7/1         2.8               1.7     1.1      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.28              0.20    0.08     0.00
DAYS >= TRACE      13               3.6     9.4       10
DAYS >= 1.0         3               1.9     1.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   12/26                          1  04/09
                        01/24
 24 HR TOTAL      4.6   01/23
 STORM TOTAL      4.6   01/23

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    4076              4178    -102     4368
COOLING TOTAL    1161              1104      57      929

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/20/1986
 LATEST       06/07/1988
EARLIEST                        10/15
LATEST                          05/01
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/230    DATE   03/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/340    DATE   05/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          334
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             29
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     37

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              M     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               44     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               13     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      3

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

&&

...WARMER BUT DRIER THAN NORMAL IN BISHOP IN 2012...

2012 FINISHED IN BISHOP WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 56.7 DEGREES.
THIS TIES 1954...1989...2000 AND 2002 AS THE 14TH WARMEST YEAR ON
RECORD AT BISHOP SINCE FULL ANNUAL RECORDS STARTED IN 1944. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE OF THE YEAR WAS 106 DEGREES ON JULY 11TH. THERE
WERE 15 DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS WHICH IS
10 BELOW NORMAL. THE COLDEST HIGH OF THE YEAR WAS 36 DEGREES ON
DECEMBER 26TH AND DECEMBER 28TH. THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF THE
YEAR WAS 67 DEGREES ON JULY 13TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF THE YEAR
WAS 5 DEGREES ON DECEMBER 20TH AND DECEMBER 21ST. A TOTAL OF 4 DAYS
HAD LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST
YEARLY TOTAL SINCE 2007 WHEN THERE 6 DAYS WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE
BELOW 10 DEGREES.

THE TOTAL ANNUAL PRECIPITATION OF 3.48 INCHES RANKS AS THE 18TH
DRIEST YEAR EVER DATING BACK TO 1944. A TOTAL OF 49 DAYS HAD A TRACE
OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION WHICH IS 5 DAYS ABOVE NORMAL. THE WETTEST
MONTH OF THE YEAR WAS JANUARY WHEN 1.43 INCHES FELL. JUNE AND
SEPTEMBER WERE THE DRIEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR WITH NO PRECIPITATION
REPORTED. TRACES WERE RECORDED FOR THE MONTHS OF MAY AND JULY. THE
WETTEST DAY OF 2012 WAS ON JANUARY 21ST WHEN 0.83 INCH FELL.

THE SNOWIEST MONTH OF THE YEAR WAS JANUARY WHEN 4.6 INCHES FELL.
ALTHOUGH TRACE AMOUNTS FELL ON OTHER DATES...THE ONLY DAY WITH
MEASURABLE SNOW THAT MONTH WAS THE 23RD WHEN THE ENTIRE 4.6 INCHES
FELL. THIS WAS ALSO THE SNOWIEST DAY IN 2012. 3 OTHER DATES HAD
MEASURABLE SNOW ON THEM...INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DAY. A TOTAL OF AN
INCH FELL ON CHRISTMAS DAY MAKING IT ONLY THE 3RD CHRISTMAS DAY ON
RECORD TO FEATURE MEASURABLE SNOW IN BISHOP AND ONLY THE 5TH IN
WHICH SNOW HAS EVER FALLEN.

THE HIGHEST WIND GUST EVER IN 2012 WAS ON MAY 25TH WHEN A GUST OF 63
MPH WAS RECORDED. THIS SET AN ALL-TIME RECORD WIND GUST FOR THE
MONTH OF MAY...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 58 MPH ON MAY 5TH
1979. WIND GUST RECORDS AT BISHOP DATE BACK TO 1975. WIND GUSTS OF
40 MPH OR GREATER WERE RECORDED ON 36 DAYS DURING THE YEAR.

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