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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST PAUL, AK
650 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012

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...THE ST PAUL ISLAND AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1949 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              53   10/01/1978
 LOW               12   10/30/1983
HIGHEST            47   10/21        45       2      48  10/12
LOWEST             26   10/29        21       5      23  10/11
AVG. MAXIMUM       42.0              42.8    -0.8    43.3
AVG. MINIMUM       34.9              34.4     0.5    33.3
MEAN               38.5              38.6    -0.1    38.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                 0.4    -0.4     0
DAYS MAX >= 80      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MAX >= 70      0                 0.0     0.0     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     12                 9.8     2.2    16
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                 0.0     0.0     0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM            6.21   1987
 MINIMUM            0.96   1977
TOTALS              3.85              3.11    0.74    3.31
DAILY AVG.          0.12              0.10    0.02    0.11
DAYS >= .01        16                20.6    -4.6    27
DAYS >= .10         6                 8.8    -2.8    12
DAYS >= .50         2                 1.0     1.0     0
DAYS >= 1.0         2                 0.2     1.8     0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL        1.10   10/08                      0.38  10/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             12.5   1978
 24 HR TOTAL        9.3   10-14-1978
 SNOW DEPTH        11     10-14-1978
TOTALS              0.8               1.9    -1.1     0.1
SINCE 7/1           0.8               1.8    -1.0     0.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0       0
DAYS >= TRACE       9                10.5    -1.5     8
DAYS >= 1.0         0                 0.3    -0.3     0
DAYS >= 6.0         0                 0.0     0.0     0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         1   10/16                         0  10/25
 24 HR TOTAL      0.4   10/15                       0.1  10/29

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     816               817      -1     819
 SINCE 7/1       2663              2460     203    2555
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED               15.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION     40/030    DATE    10/7
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION     51/030    DATE    10/7

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         MM

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     ICE PELLETS                 0
RAIN                     23     GLAZE                       0
DRIZZLE                   0     HAIL                        0
SNOW                      9     HAZE                        0
FOG                      20     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE       3
BLOWING SNOW              0


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

&&

...ABOVE AVERAGE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION FOR ST PAUL, AK...

THE MEAN DAILY TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER WAS 38.5 DEGREES...0.1
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.  THE DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS
42.0 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 47 DEGREES SET ON
THE 21ST. THE AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS
34.9 WHICH IS .5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE LOWEST RECORDED
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF 26 DEGREES OCCURRED ON THE 29TH.

23 DAYS OF THE MONTH WERE REPORTED TO HAVE A TRACE
OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION. THE PRECIPITATION RECORDED FOR
THE MONTH WAS 3.85 INCHES. THAT IS .74 INCHES GREATER THAN
NORMAL.  THE GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL OCCURRED ON THE 8TH
WITH 1.10 INCHES. 9 DAYS OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED WITH
6 DAYS OF A TRACE, 3 DAYS GREATER THAN A TRACE. THE GREATEST
AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL WAS 0.4 INCHES REPORTED ON THE
15TH...GREATEST SNOW DEPTH OF 1 INCH REPORTED ON THE 16TH.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR OCTOBER IN SAINT
PAUL WAS 15.9 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND OF THE MONTH
WAS REPORTED ON THE 7TH FROM THE NORTHEAST. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND
SPEED WAS 40 MPH WITH A HIGHEST GUST OF 51 MPH.

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DR NOV 12