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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
315 AM MST MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE PHOENIX AZ CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             116   09/01/1950
 LOW               47   09/21/1965
                        09/20/1965
                        09/22/1895
HIGHEST           107   09/02       109      -2
LOWEST             72   09/11        67       5
                        09/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     99.2              99.8    -0.6
AVG. MINIMUM     78.1              76.9     1.2
MEAN             88.6              88.4     0.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     28              27.9     0.1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         5.41   1939
 MINIMUM         0.00   1968
                        1973
                        1988
TOTALS           0.59              0.64   -0.05
DAYS >= .01         3               2.8     0.2
DAYS >= .10         1               1.3    -0.3
DAYS >= .50         1               0.3     0.7
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.2    -0.2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.51   09/07 TO 09/07

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0
COOLING TOTAL     719               700      19
 SINCE 1/1       4491              4169     322
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.2
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    36/170    DATE  09/10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     36

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     HEAVY RAIN                 0
RAIN                      1     LIGHT RAIN                 3
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     0

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

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