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CLMEAU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1030 AM CST FRI MAR 01 2013

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...THE EAU CLAIRE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...

            CLIMATE   NORMAL    PERIOD    1981 TO 2010
            CLIMATE   RECORD    PERIOD    1891 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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MONTHLY      REPORT   FEBRUARY  2013      EAU       AIRPORT

TEMPS                   ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART            RANK
AVG         MAX          26.0      28.9      -2.9   COOLER     57  COLD
AVG         MIN           9.6       9.9      -0.3   COOLER    NEAR NORM
MONTH       MEAN         17.8      19.4      -1.6   COOLER    NEAR NORM

DAILY       MAX          37 FEB-26-2013
DAILY       MIN         -12 FEB-01-2013

HDD                     ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART            RANK
TOTAL       MONTH        1316      1277       39    COOLER    NEAR NORM
TOTAL       SEASON       5859      6021      -162   WARMER     44  WARM

CDD                     ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART            RANK
TOTAL       MONTH         0         0         0     NORMAL     N/A
TOTAL       ANNUAL        0         0         0     NORMAL     N/A

PCP                     ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART            RANK
MONTH       TOTAL        1.49      0.81      0.68   WETTER     27  WET
ANNUAL      TOTAL        2.57      1.70      0.87   WETTER     35  WET
DAILY       MAX          0.48 FEB-10-2013

SNOW                    ACTUAL     AVG      DEPART            RANK
MONTH       TOTAL        15.4       7.3      8.1    SNOWIER    17  WET
SEASON      TOTAL        42.5      36.3      6.2    SNOWIER    27  WET
DAILY       MAX           5.8 FEB-22-2013
MAX         DEPTH        11   FEB-23-2013

FEBRUARY    EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME     FEBRUARY   EXTREME  YEAR        DEPART            RANK
FEBRUARY    MAX          43.6   1931         14.7   WARMEST   1    WARM
FEBRUARY    MAX          11.6   1936        -17.3   COLDEST   1    COLD
FEBRUARY    MIN          24.0   1998         14.1   WARMEST   1    WARM
FEBRUARY    MIN          -9.4   1936        -19.3   COLDEST   1    COLD
FEBRUARY    MEAN         33.3   1931         13.9   WARMEST   1    WARM
FEBRUARY    MEAN         1.1    1936        -18.3   COLDEST   1    COLD
FEBRUARY    HDD          880    1931         -397   WARMEST   1    WARM
FEBRUARY    HDD          1848   1936         571    COLDEST   1    COLD
FEBRUARY    CDD           0     NONE       RECORDED WARMEST   1    WARM
FEBRUARY    CDD           0     NONE       RECORDED COLDEST   1    COLD
FEBRUARY    PCP          3.10   1922         2.29   WETTEST   1    WET
FEBRUARY    PCP          0.02   1958        -0.79   DRIEST    1    DRY
FEBRUARY    SNOW         28.2   1936         20.9   SNOWIEST  1    WET
FEBRUARY    SNOW         0.4    1969         -6.9   DRIEST    1    DRY

WIND        MPH         ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART
MONTH       AVERAGE      6.8       9.4       -2.6
PEAK WIND   GUST        33 MPH NORTHWEST  FEB-19-2013
FASTEST     2-MINUTE    24 MPH WEST       FEB-11-2013

SUNSHINE
ANNUAL      MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS  HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN  PCT-LOSS
FEB             56        0        2.3       0.0        30      0

SUNSHINE
MONTHLY     MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS  HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN  PCT-LOSS
FEB             81        0        1.4       0.0        18      0

SUNSHINE
SEASON      MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS  HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN  PCT-LOSS
DJF                      143       -20       2.4       -0.3    31  -4

WEATHER               ACTUAL
TYPE        NCDC      COUNT
1=FOG/MIST            15
2=FOG DENSE 1.3       1
3=THUNDER   0.2       0
4=IP/SLEET            0
5=HAIL                0
6=FRZ RAIN            1
7=BLWG DUST           0
8=HAZE/SMK            12
9=BLWG SNW            0

TEMP        COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
MAXIMUM     ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
<=32        18        17        2         COOLER
>=50        0         1         -1        COOLER
>=60        0         0         0         NORMAL
>=70        0         0         0         NORMAL
>=80        0         0         0         NORMAL
>=90        0         0         0         NORMAL

TEMP        COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
MINIMUM     ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
<= 32       28        27        1         COOLER
<= 20       21        21        0         NORMAL
<= 10       14        13        1         COOLER
<= 0        8         8         0         NORMAL
<= -10      2         3         -1        WARMER
>= 50       0         0         0         NORMAL

PCP         COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
            ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
T (ONLY)    11        6         6         WETTER
>= 0.01     10        8         2         WETTER
>= 0.10     4         3         1         WETTER
>= 0.25     3         1         2         WETTER
>= 0.50     0         0         0         NORMAL
>= 1.00     0         0         0         NORMAL

SNOW        COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
            ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
T (ONLY)    9         2         7         SNOWIER
>= 0.1      12        7         5         SNOWIER
>= 1.0      5         3         2         SNOWIER
>= 1.5      2         2         0         NORMAL
>= 2.0      2         1         1         SNOWIER
>= 3.0      2         1         1         SNOWIER

NEW DAILY   EXTREME
MAX TEMP    0
COLD MAX    0
MIN TEMP    0
WARM MIN    0
PRECIP      0
SNOW        1

NEW DAILY   RECORD    EXTREME   LISTING             PREVIOUS
TYPE        NEW/TIE   /AMOUNT   /DATE     YEAR      SET/TIE   OLD  YEAR
SNOW        NEW->        3.2        FEB-14-2013     OLD->      2.7 2005

3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH     DATA      DECEMBER  JANUARY   FEBRUARY  (DJF)
DJF         2013      ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
DJF-13      MAX       27.1      26.2      0.6       WARMER    40   WARM
DJF-13      MIN       10.3      8.6       1.7       WARMER    23   WARM
DJF-13      MEAN      18.7      17.6      1.1       WARMER    30   WARM
DJF-13      HDD       4138      4275      -137      WARMER    29   WARM
DJF-13      CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  NORMAL    N/A
DJF-13      PRECIP    4.42      2.70      1.72      WETTER    17   WET
DJF-13      SNOW      41.6      30.0      11.6      SNOWIER   12   WET

3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME     DJF       EXTREME   YEAR      DEPART              RANK
DEC-JAN-FEB MAX       34.6      1931      8.4       WARMEST   1    WARM
DEC-JAN-FEB MAX       17.2      1979      -9.0      COLDEST   1    COLD
DEC-JAN-FEB MIN       19        1998      10.4      WARMEST   1    WARM
DEC-JAN-FEB MIN       -2.7      1904      -11.3     COLDEST   1    COLD
DEC-JAN-FEB MEAN      26.2      1998      8.6       WARMEST   1    WARM
DEC-JAN-FEB MEAN      7.5       1904      -10.1     COLDEST   1    COLD
DEC-JAN-FEB HDD       3494      1998      -781      WARMEST   1    WARM
DEC-JAN-FEB HDD       5217      1904      942       COLDEST   1    COLD
DEC-JAN-FEB CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  WARMEST   1    WARM
DEC-JAN-FEB CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  COLDEST   1    COLD
DEC-JAN-FEB PCP       6.16      1967      3.46      WETTEST   1    WET
DEC-JAN-FEB PCP       0.78      1964      -1.92     DRIEST    1    DRY
DEC-JAN-FEB SNOW      61.1      1997      31.1      SNOWIEST  1    WET
DEC-JAN-FEB SNOW      7.9       1958      -22.1     DRIEST    1    DRY

ANNUAL      DATA
JAN-FEB     2013      ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
JAN-FEB-13  MAX       25.5      26.2      -0.7      COOLER    NEAR NORM
JAN-FEB-13  MIN       8.2       7.7       0.5       WARMER    37   WARM
JAN-FEB-13  MEAN      16.8      17.0      -0.2      COOLER    NEAR NORM
JAN-FEB-13  HDD-ANN   2832      2845      -13       WARMER    44   WARM
JUL-FEB-13  HDD-SEA   5859      6021      -162      WARMER    37   WARM
JAN-FEB-13  CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  NORMAL    N/A
JAN-FEB-13  PRECIP    2.57      1.70      0.87      WETTER    35   WET
JAN-FEB-13  SNOW-ANN  20.7      20.5      0.2       SNOWIER   NEAR NORM
JUL-FEB-13  SNOW-SEA  42.5      36.3      6.2       SNOWIER   27   WET

ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
JAN-FEB               EXTREME   YEAR      DEPART              RANK
JAN-FEB     MAX       38.4      1931      12.2      WARMEST   1    WARM
JAN-FEB     MAX       13.2      1936      -13.0     COLDEST   1    COLD
JAN-FEB     MIN       19.8      1931      12.1      WARMEST   1    WARM
JAN-FEB     MIN       -6.3      1895      -14.0     COLDEST   1    COLD
JAN-FEB     MEAN      29.1      1931      12.1      WARMEST   1    WARM
JAN-FEB     MEAN      3.9       1936      -13.1     COLDEST   1    COLD
JAN-FEB     HDD-ANN   2117      1931      -728      WARMEST   1    WARM
JAN-FEB     HDD-ANN   3649      1936      804       COLDEST   1    COLD
JUL-FEB     HDD-SEA   4732      1933      -1289     WARMEST   1    WARM
JUL-FEB     HDD-SEA   7252      1978      1231      COLDEST   1    COLD
JAN-FEB     CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  WARMEST   1    WARM
JAN-FEB     CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  COLDEST   1    COLD
JAN-FEB     PRECIP    4.99      1967      3.29      WETTEST   1    WET
JAN-FEB     PRECIP    0.22      1958      -1.48     DRIEST    1    DRY
JAN-FEB     SNOW-ANN  55.1      1929      34.6      SNOWIEST  1    WET
JAN-FEB     SNOW-ANN  2.0       1958      -18.5     DRIEST    1    DRY
JUL-FEB     SNOW-SEA  75.8      1997      39.5      SNOWIEST  1    WET
JUL-FEB     SNOW-SEA  10.6      1964      -25.7     DRIEST    1    DRY


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CARLYON





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