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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
355 PM EST FRI FEB 02 2024

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...THE MANCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1885 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           52   01/10         53      -1
                       01/13
LOWEST             8   01/22         -3      11
AVG. MAXIMUM    36.9               34.1     2.8
AVG. MINIMUM    23.6               17.1     6.5
MEAN            30.3               25.6     4.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32    10               13.8    -3.8
DAYS MIN <= 32    24               28.9    -4.9
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                2.4    -2.4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          5.50               2.44    3.06
DAILY AVG.      0.18               0.08    0.10
DAYS >= .01       12               10.0     2.0
DAYS >= .10        9                5.2     3.8
DAYS >= .50        6                1.6     4.4
DAYS >= 1.00       2                0.4     1.6
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.81   01/09 TO 01/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          21.6
SINCE 7/1       23.2
DAYS >= TRACE     14
DAYS >= 1.0        5
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        8   01/08

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1069               1221    -152      932
 SINCE 7/1      2971               3482    -511     2932
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/320    DATE  01/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/240    DATE  01/14

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.71

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               14     SLEET                      1
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      5

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

&&

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 30.3 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
4.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD WAS IN 2023
WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 34.7 DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 12.7
DEGREES IN 1888.

A TOTAL OF 5.50 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 3.06 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FELL ON THE 9TH INTO THE
10TH WHEN A TOTAL OF 1.81 INCHES FELL.  THE WETTEST JANUARY ON
RECORD WAS IN 1936 WHEN A TOTAL OF 7.15 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
FELL. THE DRIEST WAS 0.60 INCHES IN 1970. A TOTAL OF 21.6 INCHES OF
SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH.

HISTORICAL RECORDS AT MANCHESTER BEGAN IN 1885, BUT WITHIN THIS
RECORD THERE REMAIN NUMEROUS YEARS OF UNAVAILABLE DATA. DUE TO THIS,
HISTORICAL RECORDS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE AS SOME
SIGNIFICANT EXTREMES MAY BE MISSING FROM THE DATA. MORE CONSISTENT
MODERN RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998 AND CONTINUE TO THE PRESENT.

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