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CXUS53 KGRB 022134 CCA
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ANNUAL CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY
325 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2011

...THE WAUSAU WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 2010...

...7TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD...
...15TH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD...
...16TH LEAST SNOWIEST YEAR ON RECORD...
...8TH LEAST HEATING DEGREE DAYS...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE DURING 2010 WAS 45.7 DEGREES WHICH MAKES
2010 THE 7TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD
IS 48.7 DEGREES SET IN 1998.

THE WET SUMMER OF 2010 HELPED BOOST THE YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL
TO 38.14 INCHES. 2010 GOES DOWN IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS THE 15TH
WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD. WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD IS 48.72 INCHES
SET IN 1938.

2010 WILL GO DOWN IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS THE 16TH LEAST SNOWIEST
CALENDAR YEAR ON RECORD. THE RECORD IS 15.8 INCHES SET IN 1958.

DURING 2010...THERE WERE 7457 HEATING DEGREE DAYS. 2010 WILL GO DOWN
IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS THE 8TH LEAST NUMBER OF HEATING DEGREE DAYS
DURING A CALENDAR YEAR.

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CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2011

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             107   07/13/1936
 LOW              -40   01/30/1951
                        01/18/1948
                        02/10/1899
HIGHEST            92   05/24                         94  06/23
LOWEST            -18   12/15                        -22  01/16

AVG. MAXIMUM     55.1              53.6     1.5     51.8
AVG. MINIMUM     36.3              33.6     2.7     32.9
MEAN             45.7              43.6     2.1     42.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      2               6.0    -4.0        2
DAYS MAX <= 32     81              81.0     0.0       80
DAYS MIN <= 32    158             166.0    -8.0      164
DAYS MIN <= 0      15              32.0   -17.0       43

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        48.72   1938
 MINIMUM        21.43   1976
TOTALS          38.14             33.36    4.78    28.50
DAILY AVG.       0.10
DAYS >= .01       121             125.0    -4.0      124
DAYS >= .10        70              69.0     1.0       61
DAYS >= .50        23              21.0     2.0       20
DAYS >= 1.00        8               7.0     1.0        5

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          101.7   1909
TOTALS           35.9              58.6   -22.7     43.8
SINCE 7/1        24.6              21.6     3.0     21.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2
DAYS >= TRACE      65              43.0    22.0       66
DAYS >= 1.0        10              18.0    -8.0       14
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        15   12/21                         17  01/20
                                                          01/18
                                                          01/19
 24 HR TOTAL     12.8   12/11

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    7457              8237    -780     8407
 SINCE 7/1       3162              3252     -90     3135
COOLING TOTAL     560               464      96      261
 SINCE 1/1        560               464      96      261

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/30/1915
 LATEST       06/12/1903
EARLIEST                        10/02
LATEST                          05/05

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/230    DATE  10/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/220    DATE  10/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          168
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            103
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         94

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             35     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               30     RAIN                      52
LIGHT RAIN              120     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          6     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               55     SLEET                      0
FOG                     190     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     25
HAZE                     74

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

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