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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
740 AM MST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE GLASGOW CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              62   01/17/1919
 LOW              -56   01/12/1916
HIGHEST            45   01/09                         56  01/09
                                                          01/05
LOWEST            -22   01/31                        -22  01/18
AVG. MAXIMUM     24.8              23.4     1.4     32.6
AVG. MINIMUM      5.2               4.2     1.0     13.4
MEAN             15.0              13.8     1.2     23.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32     20                                 14
DAYS MIN <= 32     30                                 29
DAYS MIN <= 0      11                                  5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.52   1916
 MINIMUM            T   1973
TOTALS           0.56              0.37    0.19     0.15
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.01    0.01     0.00
DAYS >= .01         8                                  7
DAYS >= .10         1                                  0
DAYS >= .50         0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.30   01/11 TO 01/11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           41.6   2011
 SNOW DEPTH        25   01/30/2004
TOTALS           13.2               8.0     5.2      2.1
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.56              0.80   -0.24     0.21
SINCE 7/1        35.8              22.6    13.2     15.4
 LIQUID 7/1      2.82              2.30    0.52     1.54
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      3                                  0
DAYS >= TRACE      17                                 14
DAYS >= 1.0         3                                  1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         7   01/15                          1  01/24
                        01/14                             01/23
                        01/13                             01/22
 24 HR TOTAL      7.0   01/11 TO 01/11

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1540              1587     -47     1294
 SINCE 7/1       5070              5089     -19     4253
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/328
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/360    DATE  01/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/010    DATE  01/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     78

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               16     SLEET                      1
FOG                      14     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.

&&

DESPITE A BITTERLY COLD END TO THE MONTH...JANUARY ON THE WHOLE WAS
STILL SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE
MONTH WAS 15.0 DEGREES...WHICH WAS 1.2 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY WAS 24.8 DEGREES...WHILE
THE AVERAGE LOW WAS 5.2 DEGREES. THERE WERE 11 DAYS IN WHICH THE LOW
TEMPERATURE DIPPED BELOW ZERO...THE COLDEST BEING ON THE 31ST WHEN
THE LOW BOTTOMED OUT AT 22 BELOW. ON THE OTHER END OF THE
SPECTRUM...THERE WERE ALSO 11 DAYS IN WHICH THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS
ABOVE FREEZING. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH WAS 45 DEGREES
WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 9TH.

JANUARY WAS ALSO WETTER THAN NORMAL...MEASURING 0.56 INCHES OF
MOISTURE...AND 13.2 INCHES OF SNOW DURING THE MONTH. THE MOISTURE
TOTAL WAS 0.19 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 0.37 INCHES...WHILE THE
SNOWFALL TOTAL WAS 5.2 MORE THAN THE NORMAL OF 8.0 INCHES. MOST OF
THAT CAME AS A RESULT OF A STORM SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH ON THE
10TH AND 11TH...WHICH DROPPED 0.35 INCHES OF MOISTURE...AND 7.8
INCHES OF SNOW.

THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY STARTS OUT WITH AVERAGE HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
AND AVERAGE LOWS AROUND 6 ABOVE...ENDING WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
AND LOWS IN THE MID TEENS. AVERAGE PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF
FEBRUARY IS 0.26 INCHES...AND NORMAL SNOWFALL IS 4.4 INCHES.

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