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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI

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CXUS53 KGRB 011121
CLAGRB

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY
520 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2013

...TIED FOR WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD
...LEAST HEATING DEGREE DAYS IN A YEAR...
...TIED 6TH MOST COOLING DEGREE DAYS IN A YEAR...

...THE GREEN BAY WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             104   07/13/1936
 LOW              -36   01/21/1888
HIGHEST            99   07/05                         97  06/07
LOWEST             -9   01/20                        -17  02/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     59.4              53.6     5.8     54.2
AVG. MINIMUM     39.3              35.0     4.3     36.7
MEAN             49.4              44.3     5.1     45.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     23               3.1    19.9        6
DAYS MAX <= 32     34              71.9   -37.9       69
DAYS MIN <= 32    137             156.8   -19.8      151
DAYS MIN <= 0       5              19.2   -14.2       15

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        38.36   1985
 MINIMUM        16.31   1930
TOTALS          31.53             29.52    2.01    37.85
DAILY AVG.       0.09
DAYS >= .01       110             123.0   -13.0      123
DAYS >= .10        57              64.7    -7.7       66
DAYS >= .50        23              17.6     5.4       28
DAYS >= 1.00        9               5.3     3.7        9

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          123.8   1887
TOTALS           51.1              51.4    -0.3     75.0
SINCE 7/1        24.3              17.3     7.0      4.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1
DAYS >= TRACE      55              40.2    14.8       74
DAYS >= 1.0        15              15.8    -0.8       15
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        12   12/29                         18  03/24
                                                          03/23
 24 HR TOTAL      9.7   12/20

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6385              7955   -1570     7584
 SINCE 7/1       2751              3090    -339     2540
COOLING TOTAL     786               398     388      591
 SINCE 1/1        786               398     388      591

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/12/1955
 LATEST       06/06/1958
EARLIEST                        10/03
LATEST                          05/05
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/160    DATE  05/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/330    DATE  07/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          204
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             94
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         68

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               31     RAIN                      40
LIGHT RAIN               86     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       7
LIGHT SNOW               47     SLEET                      0
FOG                     190     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     33
HAZE                    110

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

&&

2012 WILL GO DOWN IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS TIED (1931) FOR THE WARMEST
YEAR ON RECORD AT GREEN BAY.

DURING 2012...6385 HEATING DEGREE DAYS WERE RECORDED DURING THE YEAR.
THIS IS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF HEATING DEGREES SINCE RECORDS BEGAN. THE
OLD RECORD WAS 6404 SET IN 1931. THE 786 COOLING DEGREE DAYS DURING
THE YEAR WAS THE 6TH MOST IN A YEAR. THE RECORD IS 925 COOLING DEGREE
DAYS SET IN 1921.

$$
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