Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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CXUS53 KMPX 011631
CLMEAU
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1030 AM CDT MON APR 01 2013
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...THE EAU CLAIRE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 MARCH 2013 EAU AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVG MAX 33.1 41.1 -8.0 COOLER 13 COLD
AVG MIN 14.5 21.6 -7.1 COOLER 20 COLD
MONTH MEAN 23.8 31.4 -7.6 COOLER 17 COLD
DAILY MAX 45 MAR-29-2013
DAILY MIN -4 MAR-21-2013
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 1269 1043 226 COOLER 18 COLD
TOTAL SEASON 7128 7064 64 COOLER NEAR NORM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 0 0 NORMAL 28 WARM
TOTAL ANNUAL 0 0 0 NORMAL 28 WARM
PRECIP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 2.82 1.73 1.09 WETTER 19 WET
ANNUAL TOTAL 5.39 3.43 1.96 WETTER 16 WET
DAILY MAX 0.67 MAR-30-2013
SNOW ACTUAL AVG DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 23.7 8.6 15.1 SNOWIER 5 WET
SEASON TOTAL 66.2 44.9 21.3 SNOWIER 9 WET
DAILY MAX 5.0 MAR-05-2013
MAX DEPTH 17 MAR-19-2013
MARCH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME MARCH EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
MARCH MAX 58.3 1910 17.2 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH MAX 27.3 1899 -13.8 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH MIN 37.8 2012 16.2 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH MIN 8.1 1899 -13.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH MEAN 47.4 2012 16.0 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH MEAN 17.7 1899 -13.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH HDD 549 2012 -494 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH HDD 1459 1899 416 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH CDD 14 2012 14 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH CDD 0 0 NORMAL COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH PCP 6.03 1998 4.30 WETTEST 1 WET
MARCH PCP 0.01 1910 -1.72 DRIEST 1 DRY
MARCH SNOW 31.1 1965 22.5 SNOWIEST 1 WET
MARCH SNOW 0.0 2010 -8.6 DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
MONTH AVERAGE 6.6 10.0 -3.4
PEAK WIND GUST 32 MPH WEST MAR-19-2013
FASTEST 2-MINUTE 24 MPH WEST MAR-18-2013
SUNSHINE
ANNUAL MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
MAR 56 0 3.9 0.0 52 0
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
MAR 97 0 1.6 0.0 22 0
SUNSHINE
SEASON MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JFM 234 0 3.9 0.0 52 0
WEATHER ACTUAL
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 17
2=FOG DENSE 1.5 8
3=THUNDER 1.0 0
4=IP/SLEET 0
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 1
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 7
9=BLWG SNW 0
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 14 7 7 COOLER
>=50 0 8 -8 COOLER
>=60 0 3 -3 COOLER
>=70 0 1 -1 COOLER
>=80 0 0 0 COOLER
>=90 0 0 0 NORMAL
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MINIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 31 26 6 COOLER
<= 20 21 13 8 COOLER
<= 10 10 6 5 COOLER
<= 0 2 2 0 COOLER
<= -10 0 0 0 WARMER
>= 50 0 0 0 COOLER
PCP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
PCP ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 8 4 4 WETTER
>= 0.01 10 10 0 WETTER
>= 0.10 7 5 2 WETTER
>= 0.25 6 2 4 WETTER
>= 0.50 2 1 1 WETTER
>= 1.00 0 0 0 DRIER
SNOW COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
SNOW ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 8 2 6.3 SNOWIER
>= 0.1 9 5 3.6 SNOWIER
>= 1.0 6 2 3.7 SNOWIER
>= 1.5 6 2 4.1 SNOWIER
>= 2.0 6 1 4.6 SNOWIER
>= 3.0 5 1 3.9 SNOWIER
NEW DAILY EXTREME
MAX TEMP 0
COLD MAX 0
MIN TEMP 0
WARM MIN 0
PRECIP 0
SNOW 0
NEW DAILY RECORD EXTREME LISTING PREVIOUS
TYPE NEW/TIE /AMOUNT /DATE YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
NO NEW DAILY RECORD EXTREMES
3-MONTH DATA JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH (JFM)
JFM 2013 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JFM-13 MAX 28.0 31.1 -3.1 COOLER 40 COLD
JFM-13 MIN 10.3 12.3 -2.0 COOLER NEAR NORM
JFM-13 MEAN 19.1 21.7 -2.6 COOLER 53 COLD
JFM-13 HDD 4101 3888 213 COOLER NEAR NORM
JFM-13 CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL 28 WARM
JFM-13 PRECIP 5.39 3.43 1.96 WETTER 16 WET
JFM-13 SNOW 44.4 29.1 15.0 SNOWIER 14 WET
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME JFM EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-FEB-MAR MAX 40.4 2012 9.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR MAX 20.8 1899 -10.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR MIN 22.7 2012 10.4 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR MIN 0.8 1895 -11.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR MEAN 31.2 2012 9.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR MEAN 11.2 1912 -10.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR HDD 3027 2012 -861 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR HDD 4872 1912 984 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR CDD 14 2012 14 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR CDD 0 0 NORMAL COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR PCP 9.97 1998 6.54 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-FEB-MAR PCP 0.64 1958 -2.79 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-FEB-MAR SNOW 60.6 1929 31.5 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-FEB-MAR SNOW 8.7 1921 -20.4 DRIEST 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA
JAN-MAR 2013 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-MAR-13 MAX 28.0 31.1 -3.1 COOLER 40 COLD
JAN-MAR-13 MIN 10.3 12.3 -2.0 COOLER NEAR NORM
JAN-MAR-13 MEAN 19.1 21.7 -2.6 COOLER 53 COLD
JAN-MAR-13 HDD-ANN 4101 3888 213 COOLER NEAR NORM
JUL-MAR-13 HDD-SEA 7128 7064 64 COOLER NEAR NORM
JAN-MAR-13 CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL 14 2012
JAN-MAR-13 PRECIP 5.39 3.43 1.96 WETTER 16 WET
JAN-MAR-13 SNOW-ANN 44.4 29.1 15.3 SNOWIER 14 WET
JUL-MAR-13 SNOW-SEA 66.2 44.9 21.3 SNOWIER 9 WET
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
JAN-MAR EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-MAR MAX 40.4 2012 9.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR MAX 20.8 1899 -10.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR MIN 22.7 2012 10.4 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR MIN 0.8 1895 -11.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR MEAN 31.2 2012 9.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR MEAN 11.2 1912 -10.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR HDD-ANN 3027 2012 -861 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR HDD-ANN 4872 1912 984 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-MAR HDD-SEA 5780 2012 -1284 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-MAR HDD-SEA 8186 1900 1122 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR CDD 14 2012 14 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR CDD 0 0 NORMAL COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR PRECIP 9.97 1998 6.54 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-MAR PRECIP 0.64 1958 -2.79 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-MAR SNOW-ANN 60.6 1929 31.5 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-MAR SNOW-ANN 8.7 1921 -20.4 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-MAR SNOW-SEA 89.0 1997 44.1 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-MAR SNOW-SEA 16.5 1959 -28.4 DRIEST 1 DRY
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CARLYON