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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
229 PM MDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE GLASGOW CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 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              96   10/04/1943
 LOW               -8   10/19/1905
HIGHEST            77   10/01                         89  10/01
LOWEST             20   10/06                         21  10/30
                                                          10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM     51.5              57.0    -5.5     62.6
AVG. MINIMUM     31.4              32.4    -1.0     36.2
MEAN             41.4              44.7    -3.3     49.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32      3                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32     20                                 13
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.41   1924
 MINIMUM            T   1965
TOTALS           0.98              0.75    0.23     0.72
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.02    0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01        11                                  9
DAYS >= .10         3                                  1
DAYS >= .50         0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.34   10/22 TO 10/22

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           13.6   2008
 SNOW DEPTH        11   10/13/2008
TOTALS            1.0               1.3    -0.3      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.10              0.10    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1         1.0               1.5    -0.5      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.10              0.20   -0.10     0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= TRACE       8                                  0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                                  0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         1   10/11                          0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.7   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     722               630      92      493
 SINCE 7/1        878               924     -46      632
COOLING TOTAL       0                 1      -1       16
 SINCE 1/1        681               533     148      558
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/324
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/300    DATE  10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/310    DATE  10/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                8     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      2

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

&&

THIS PAST OCTOBER WAS BOTH COOLER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL. 0.98
INCHES OF MOISTURE WAS MEASURED IN GLASGOW DURING THE MONTH...WHICH
IS 0.23 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 0.75 INCHES. 0.34 INCHES FELL ON
THE 22ND...WHILE 0.28 INCHES WAS RECORDED ON THE 16TH. FOR THE
YEAR...11.83 INCHES OF MOISTURE HAS FALLEN IN GLASGOW...WHICH IS
0.98 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER.

AN INCH OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN OCTOBER...WHICH IS SLIGHTLY BELOW
THE NORMAL OF 1.3 INCHES. SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED ON EIGHT DIFFERENT
DAYS DURING THE MONTH...WITH MOST OF IT FALLING ON THE 11TH WHEN 0.7
INCHES WAS REPORTED.

THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR OCTOBER WAS 51.5 DEGREES...WHILE
THE AVERAGE LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 31.4 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 41.4 DEGREES...WHICH WAS 3.3 DEGREES
COOLER THAN NORMAL. THIS PAST MONTH MARKED JUST THE SECOND MONTH OUT
OF THE PAST TWELVE THAT ENDED COOLER THAN NORMAL...THE OTHER MONTH
BEING LAST MAY.

NOVEMBER HIGH TEMPERATURES NORMALLY START OUT IN THE UPPER 40S...
FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S BY THE END OF THE MONTH. MONTHLY LOWS
BEGIN IN THE MID 20S...ENDING UP AROUND 12 DEGREES BY MONTHS END.
NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IS 0.40 INCHES...WITH
5.1 INCHES OF SNOW.

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BURLESON