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CLIMATE REPORT
...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1125 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013

...CORRECTION FOR PRECIPITATION DATA...

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...THE QUINCY IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              88   03/21/1907
 LOW              -13   03/05/1960
HIGHEST            66   03/15                         81
LOWEST             11   03/03                         18
AVG. MAXIMUM     42.2              51.4    -9.2     66.9
AVG. MINIMUM     26.5              32.4    -5.9     45.1
MEAN             34.4              41.9    -7.5     56.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      6               1.7     4.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     24              15.7     8.3        8
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.45   1973
 MINIMUM         0.15   1910
TOTALS              M              2.46       M     1.26
DAILY AVG.          M              0.08       M     0.04
DAYS >= .01         M              10.1       M       11
DAYS >= .10         M               5.9       M        5
DAYS >= .50         M               1.4       M        0
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.4     0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.06   03/09 (RECORD RAINFALL EVENT)

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     942               718     224      309
 SINCE 7/1       5053              5060      -7     3954
COOLING TOTAL       0                 2      -2       37
 SINCE 1/1          0                 2      -2       37
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/340    DATE  03/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/290    DATE  03/05 AND 03/18

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HEAVY SNOW                 1
SNOW                      2     LIGHT SNOW                 8
SLEET                     0     FOG                       19
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     3     HAZE                       8

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

$$

...MONTHLY...

-- 8TH COLDEST MARCH ON RECORD (34.4 DEGREES).

-- TIED-5TH MOST OCCURRENCES OF A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE LESS THAN OR EQUAL
   TO 40 DEGREES (17 DAYS).

-- TIED-10TH MOST OCCURRENCES OF A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE LESS THAN OR EQUAL
   TO 32 DEGREES (24 DAYS).


...DAILY...

-- A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 1.06 INCHES WAS SET AT QUINCY ILLINOIS
   ON MARCH 9TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.01 INCHES SET IN 1997.