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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
336 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE PITTSFIELD MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            55   12/05                         58
LOWEST             13   12/26                          9
AVG. MAXIMUM     38.2              34.0     4.2     41.3
AVG. MINIMUM     25.1              19.4     5.7     23.6
MEAN             31.6              26.7     4.9     32.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      9              14.6    -5.6        4
DAYS MIN <= 32     25              28.2    -3.2       26
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               1.1    -1.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           3.84              3.00    0.84     4.75
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.10    0.02     0.15
DAYS >= .01        19                                 12
DAYS >= .10        13                                  7
DAYS >= .50         2                                  3
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.67   12/17 TO 12/18              2.24

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1029              1187    -158      999
 SINCE 7/1       2536              2838    -302     2287
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1        465               290     175      386
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/290    DATE  12/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/280    DATE  12/30

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     80

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               13     SLEET                      0
FOG                      25     HAZE                       5

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

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