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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1201 PM MST THU JAN 10 2013

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...THE LARAMIE WY AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              61   12/16/1980
 LOW              -34   12/22/1989
HIGHEST            58   12/02        MM      MM       47
LOWEST            -13   12/31        MM      MM      -29
AVG. MAXIMUM     32.4              32.2     0.2     27.5
AVG. MINIMUM     10.5              10.0     0.5      0.0
MEAN             21.5              21.1     0.4     13.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0                0
DAYS MAX <= 32     17              14.0               22
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              30.5               31
DAYS MIN <= 0      10               5.9               14

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM
 MINIMUM           MM   MM
TOTALS           0.42              0.32    0.10     0.23
DAYS >= .01         7               5.1     1.9        5
DAYS >= .10         2               1.1     0.9        0
DAYS >= .50         0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.22   12/18 TO 12/19

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1343              1361     -18     1581
 SINCE 7/1       3210              3673    -463     3663
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1        211                67     144      126
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/250    DATE  12/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/250    DATE  12/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               14     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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