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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






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