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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NEBRASKA
750 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE OMAHA EPPLEY, NEBRASKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            54   01/19
LOWEST             -1   01/31
AVG. MAXIMUM     35.4              33.4     2.0
AVG. MINIMUM     15.9              13.6     2.3
MEAN             25.7              23.5     2.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0
DAYS MAX <= 32     13
DAYS MIN <= 32     29
DAYS MIN <= 0       1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.70   1949
 MINIMUM            T   1986
TOTALS           0.50              0.72   -0.22
DAILY AVG.       0.02
DAYS >= .01         5
DAYS >= .10         2
DAYS >= .50         0
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.22   01/29 TO 01/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           25.7   1936
TOTALS            4.7               6.1
SINCE 7/1        12.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                 4      -3
DAYS >= 1.0         2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   01/31
                        01/30
 24 HR TOTAL      3.5   01/29 TO 01/30

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1213              1286     -73
 SINCE 7/1       3490              3765    -275
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/330    DATE  01/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/330    DATE  01/30

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                8     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      8

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
>= INDICATES GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO
<= INDICATES LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO

&&

JANUARY WAS SLIGHTLY WARMER AND SLIGHTLY DRIER THAN NORMAL IN OMAHA.

TEMPERATURES TOOK SEVERAL SWINGS FROM ABOVE TO BELOW NORMAL READINGS
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JANUARY.  COLD TEMPERATURES SPILLED FROM
LATE DECEMBER THROUGH THE 2ND...THEN RECOVERED TO ABOVE NORMAL
READINGS FROM THE 3RD TO THE 11TH...WITH A HIGH OF 53 ON THE 11TH TO
FINISH THE UNUSUALLY WARM STRETCH.  LIGHT RAIN FELL ON THE
10TH...WITH JUST 0.04 INCHES OF RAIN.  THAT PRECIPITATION WAS THE
ONLY PRECIPITATION TO FALL THROUGH THE 22ND...WITH A SNOW-FREE
STREAK OF 24 DAYS.  TEMPERATURES FELL TO BELOW NORMAL READINGS FROM
THE 12TH TO THE 14TH...THEN RETURNED TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL READINGS
AGAIN ON THE 15TH TO THE 19TH.  IN THAT MID-MONTH WARM-
UP...TEMPERATURES ROSE ABOVE 50 DEGREES ON 3 DAYS...INCLUDING THE
WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH ON THE 19TH AT 54 DEGREES.

A COLD FRONT BROUGHT FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE 20TH...WITH BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES FROM THE 20TH TO THE 24TH.  A LIGHT SNOW FELL ON
THE 22ND...MEASURING 1.2 INCHES.  ONCE AGAIN...TEMPERATURES BOUNCED
BACK ABOVE NORMAL FROM THE 25TH TO THE 29TH...ACCOMPANIED BY 0.18
INCHES OF RAIN ON THE 27TH AS THE LOW TEMPERATURE DID NOT FALL BELOW
FREEZING.  THE ROLLER COASTER RETURNED TO THE COLD SIDE ON THE 29TH
THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.  ALONG WITH THE COLD...A STORM SYSTEM
BROUGHT 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE 29TH TO THE 30TH...WITH WINDS
GUSTING TO 41 MPH AFTER THE SNOW FELL ON THE 29TH.  THE COLDEST DAY
OF THE MONTH WAS THE LAST DAY...WITH THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON THE
31ST REACHING JUST 13 DEGREES AND WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF -1
DEGREES.

OVERALL...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 25.7 DEGREES WAS 2.2 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL...AND THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 0.50 INCHES WAS 0.22
INCHES BELOW NORMAL.  THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL OF 4.7 INCHES WAS 1.4
INCHES BELOW NORMAL.


DAILY RECORDS SET IN JANUARY 2013:
DATE        RECORD         READING  PREVIOUS RECORD
NO RECORDS SET

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MAYES/KLEMM