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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1246 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE HOUGHTON LAKE MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1913 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              64   02/22/1930
 LOW              -44   02/05/1918
HIGHEST            40   02/19        MM      MM       40  02/20
                        02/11                             02/04
LOWEST            -10   02/17        MM      MM        2  02/19
                                                          02/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     28.1              29.4    -1.3     34.3
AVG. MINIMUM     11.8              10.6     1.2     19.4
MEAN             19.9              20.0    -0.1     26.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     17              17.5    -0.5        8
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              27.0     1.0       29
DAYS MIN <= 0       8               6.5     1.5        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM
 MINIMUM           MM   MM
TOTALS           1.70              1.21    0.49     2.13
DAILY AVG.       0.06              0.04    0.02     0.07
DAYS >= .01        21              10.4    10.6       10
DAYS >= .10         7               3.6     3.4        5
DAYS >= .50         0               0.4    -0.4        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.69   02/07 TO 02/08
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
 24 HR TOTAL       MM
 SNOW DEPTH        MM   MM
TOTALS           18.2              12.4     5.8     24.5
SINCE 7/1        51.3              54.5    -3.2     59.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      9                 8       1       13
DAYS >= TRACE      24              10.9    13.1       17
DAYS >= 1.0         7               4.3     2.7        7
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        14   02/08                         20  02/29
                                                          02/26
                                                          02/25
 24 HR TOTAL      4.6   MM                           7.3

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1255              1260      -5     1100
 SINCE 7/1       5374              5872    -498     4993
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/070    DATE  02/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/070    DATE  02/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.80
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         16

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               21     SLEET                      0
FOG                      24     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                     19

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

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