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CXUS53 KEAX 010751
CLMMCI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
247 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   10/07/1939
 LOW               17   10/31/1993
                        10/30/1925
HIGHEST            84   10/24        85      -1       87  10/04
LOWEST             26   10/07        29      -3       28  10/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     65.5              66.9    -1.4     71.8
AVG. MINIMUM     43.9              45.9    -2.0     44.8
MEAN             54.7              56.4    -1.7     58.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      6               2.1     3.9        6
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.94   1941
 MINIMUM         0.12   1895
TOTALS           1.03              3.16   -2.13     0.22
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.10   -0.07     0.01
DAYS >= .01         8               8.2    -0.2        5
DAYS >= .10         3               5.5    -2.5        0
DAYS >= .50         1               2.0    -1.0        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.8    -0.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.72   10/13 TO 10/14

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            6.5   1996
                        0
                        0
TOTALS            0.0               0.2    -0.2      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.2    -0.2      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     352               293      59      248
 SINCE 7/1        402               360      42      343
COOLING TOTAL      39                26      13       48
 SINCE 1/1       1834              1358     476     1597
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/290    DATE  10/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/280    DATE  10/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                     12

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

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