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CXUS53 KMPX 012334
CLMEAU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
630 PM CDT SAT SEP 01 2012

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...THE EAU CLAIRE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

            CLIMATE   NORMAL    PERIOD    1981 TO 2010
            CLIMATE   RECORD    PERIOD    1891 TO 2012

WEATHER ITEM    OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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MONTHLY      REPORT   AUGUST    2012      EAU       AIRPORT

TEMPS                 ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
AVG         MAX       82.3      80.3       2.0      WARMER     41  WARM
AVG         MIN       55.8      58.3      -2.5      COOLER     29  COLD
MONTH       MEAN      69.1      69.3      -0.2      COOLER    NEAR NORM

DAILY       MAX       97 AUG-30-2012
DAILY       MIN       41 AUG-20-2012

HDD                   ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
TOTAL       MONTH     25        28        -3        WARMER    NEAR NORM
TOTAL       SEASON    25        39        -14       WARMER    NEAR NORM

CDD                   ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
TOTAL       MONTH     159       161       -2        COOLER    NEAR NORM
TOTAL       ANNUAL    773       527       246       WARMER     16  WARM

PCP                   ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
MONTH       TOTAL     2.06      4.47      -2.41     DRIER      21  DRY
ANNUAL      TOTAL     19.16     22.12     -2.96     DRIER      28  DRY
DAILY       MAX       0.57 AUG-13-2012

SNOW                  ACTUAL    AVG       DEPART              RANK
MONTH       TOTAL     0.0       0.0       0.0       NORMAL     N/A
SEASON      TOTAL     0.0       0.0       0.0       NORMAL     N/A
DAILY       MAX       0.0 AUG-01-2012
MAX         DEPTH     0   AUG-01-2012

AUGUST      EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME     AUGUST    EXTREME   YEAR      DEPART              RANK
AUGUST      MAX       92        2007      11.7      WARMEST     1  WARM
AUGUST      MAX       74.3      1903      -6.0      COLDEST     1  COLD
AUGUST      MIN       65.9      1947      7.6       WARMEST     1  WARM
AUGUST      MIN       52.1      1950      -6.2      COLDEST     1  COLD
AUGUST      MEAN      78.2      1947      8.9       WARMEST     1  WARM
AUGUST      MEAN      63.8      2004      -5.5      COLDEST     1  COLD
AUGUST      HDD       0         1998      -28       WARMEST     1  WARM
AUGUST      HDD       104       2004      76        COLDEST     1  COLD
AUGUST      CDD       415       1947      254       WARMEST     1  WARM
AUGUST      CDD       57        1927      -104      COLDEST     1  COLD
AUGUST      PCP       11.64     1980      7.17      WETTEST     1  WET
AUGUST      PCP       0.00      1923      -4.47     DRIEST      1  DRY
AUGUST      SNOW      0.0       NONE      RECORDED  SNOWIEST    1  WET
AUGUST      SNOW      0.0       NONE      RECORDED  DRIEST      1  DRY

WIND        MPH       ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART
MONTH       AVERAGE   5.7       9.5       -3.8

PEAK WIND   GUST      44 MPH WEST AUG-01-2012
FASTEST  2-MINUTE     32 MPH WEST AUG-01-2012

SUNSHINE
ANNUAL       MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS  PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
AUG             54       -140      6.8       -2.3       98     -34

SUNSHINE
MONTHLY      MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS  PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
AUG             0        -86       0.0       -1.4       0      -21

SUNSHINE
SEASON       MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS  PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JJA             16       -140      0.3       -2.3       4      -34

WEATHER               ACTUAL
TYPE        NCDC      COUNT
1=FOG/MIST            16
2=FOG DENSE 0.5       3
3=THUNDER   6.4       8
4=IP/SLEET            0
5=HAIL                0
6=FRZ RAIN            0
7=BLWG DUST           0
8=HAZE/SMK            0
9=BLWG SNW            0

TEMP        COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
MAXIMUM     ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
<=32        0         0         0         NORMAL
>=50        31        31        0         NORMAL
>=60        31        30.9      0         WARMER
>=70        31        28.8      2         WARMER
>=80        18        17.7      0         WARMER
>=90        5         2.5       3         WARMER

TEMP        COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
MINIMUM     ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
<= 32       0         0         0         NORMAL
<= 20       0         0         0         NORMAL
<= 10       0         0         0         NORMAL
<= 0        0         0         0         NORMAL
<= -10      0         0         0         NORMAL
>= 50       24        27.8      -4        COOLER

PCP         COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
PCP         ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
T (ONLY)    1         3.1       -2        DRIER
>= 0.01     10        10.1      0         DRIER
>= 0.10     6         6.7       -1        DRIER
>= 0.25     4         4.5       -1        DRIER
>= 0.50     1         3         -2        DRIER
>= 1.00     0         1.3       -1        DRIER

SNOW        COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
T (ONLY)    0         0         0         NORMAL
>= 0.1      0         0         0         NORMAL
>= 1.0      0         0         0         NORMAL
>= 1.5      0         0         0         NORMAL
>= 2.0      0         0         0         NORMAL
>= 3.0      0         0         0         NORMAL

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

NEW DAILY   RECORD S  EXTREME     LISTING           PREVIOUS
TYPE        SET/TIE   /AMOUNT       /DATE YEAR      SET/TIE    OLD YEAR
MAX         TIE->       97         AUG-30-2012      TIES->     97  1941 2012

3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH     DATA      JUNE      JULY      AUGUST    (JJA)
JJA         2012      ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
JJA-12      MAX       84.5      80.6      3.9       WARMER     11  WARM
JJA-12      MIN       59.1      57.9      1.2       WARMER     33  WARM
JJA-12      MEAN      71.8      69.3      2.5       WARMER    NEAR NORM
JJA-12      HDD       53        101       -48       WARMER     27  WARM
JJA-12      CDD       703       495       208       WARMER     19  WARM
JJA-12      PRECIP    7.39      12.48     -5.09     DRIER       7  DRY
JJA-12      SNOW      0         0         0.0       NORMAL     N/A

3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME     JJA       EXTREME   YEAR      DEPART              RANK
JUN-JUL-AUG MAX       87.2      1988      6.6       WARMEST     1  WARM
JUN-JUL-AUG MAX       75        1915      -5.6      COLDEST     1  COLD
JUN-JUL-AUG MIN       62.5      1949      4.6       WARMEST     1  WARM
JUN-JUL-AUG MIN       62.5      1949      4.6       COLDEST     1  COLD
JUN-JUL-AUG MEAN      74.6      1949      5.3       WARMEST     1  WARM
JUN-JUL-AUG MEAN      64.5      1915      -4.8      COLDEST     1  COLD
JUN-JUL-AUG HDD       6         1932      -95       WARMEST     1  WARM
JUN-JUL-AUG HDD       250       1915      149       COLDEST     1  COLD
JUN-JUL-AUG CDD       929       1949      434       WARMEST     1  WARM
JUN-JUL-AUG CDD       228       1915      -267      COLDEST     1  COLD
JUN-JUL-AUG PRECIP    22.97     1989      10.49     WETTEST     1  WET
JUN-JUL-AUG PRECIP    3.00      1897      -9.48     DRIEST      1  DRY
JUN-JUL-AUG SNOW      0.0       NONE      RECORDED  SNOWIEST    1  WET
JUN-JUL-AUG SNOW      0.0       NONE      RECORDED  DRIEST      1  DRY

ANNUAL      DATA
JAN-AUG     2012      ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
JAN-AUG-12  MAX       63.5      57.8      5.7       WARMER      2  WARM
JAN-AUG-12  MIN       41.2      36.3      4.9       WARMER      1  WARM
JAN-AUG-12  MEAN      52.3      47.1      5.2       WARMER      1  WARM
JAN-AUG-12  HDD-ANN   3756      4822      -1066     WARMER      1  WARM
JUL-AUG-12  HDD-SEA   25        39        -14       WARMER    NEAR NORM
JAN-AUG-12  CDD       773       527       246       WARMER     16  WARM
JAN-AUG-12  PRECIP    19.16     22.12     -2.96     DRIER      28  DRY
JAN-AUG-12  SNOW-ANN  15.7      31.2      -15.5     DRIER      20  DRY
JUL-AUG-12  SNOW-SEA  0         NONE      RECORDED             N/A

ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
JAN-AUG               EXTREME   YEAR      DEPART              RANK
JAN-AUG     MAX       63.6      1931      5.8       WARMEST     1  WARM
JAN-AUG     MAX       52        1979      -5.8      COLDEST     1  COLD
JAN-AUG     MIN       41.2      2012      4.9       WARMEST     1  WARM
JAN-AUG     MIN       30.2      1950      -6.1      COLDEST     1  COLD
JAN-AUG     MEAN      52.3      2012      5.2       WARMEST     1  WARM
JAN-AUG     MEAN      41.25     1950      -5.9      COLDEST     1  COLD
JAN-AUG     HDD-ANN   3756      2012      -1066     WARMEST     1  WARM
JAN-AUG     HDD-ANN   5981      1950      1159      COLDEST     1  COLD
JUL-AUG     HDD-SEA   0         1998      -39       WARMEST     1  WARM
JUL-AUG     HDD-SEA   122       1950      83        COLDEST     1  COLD
JAN-AUG     CDD       1051      1934      524       WARMEST     1  WARM
JAN-AUG     CDD       276       1915      -251      COLDEST     1  COLD
JAN-AUG     PRECIP    39.79     1938      17.67     WETTEST     1  WET
JAN-AUG     PRECIP    11.64     1910      -10.48    DRIEST      1  DRY
JAN-AUG     SNOW-ANN  80        1929      48.8      SNOWIEST    1  WET
JAN-AUG     SNOW-ANN  8.7       1921      -22.5     DRIEST      1  DRY
JUL-AUG     SNOW-SEA  0         NONE      RECORDED  SNOWIEST    1  WET
JUL-AUG     SNOW-SEA  0         NONE      RECORDED  DRIEST      1  DRY


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