BOF 000 CXUS51 KCAR 020837 CLMHUL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME 336 AM EST THU FEB 2 2012 ................................... ...THE HOULTON ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2012 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 58 01/14/2005 LOW -41 01/04/1981 HIGHEST 46 01/24 MM MM MM MM LOWEST -23 01/22 MM MM MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 25.5 22.3 3.2 MM AVG. MINIMUM 6.6 0.9 5.7 MM MEAN 16.1 11.6 4.5 MM DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 MM DAYS MAX <= 32 24 24.6 -0.6 MM DAYS MIN <= 32 30 30.5 -0.5 MM DAYS MIN <= 0 11 15.5 -4.5 MM PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM MM MM MINIMUM MM MM TOTALS 1.96 -0.90 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.09 -0.03 MM DAYS >= .01 15 11.9 3.1 MM DAYS >= .10 6 6.6 -0.6 MM DAYS >= .50 1 1.6 -0.6 MM DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.72 01/27 TO 01/28 MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM TOTALS MM 23.3 MM MM SINCE 7/1 MM 47.8 MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM 11 MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 0 6.1 -6.1 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1511 1655 -144 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/250 DATE 01/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/270 DATE 01/18 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 5 LIGHT SNOW 18 SLEET 0 FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 8 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ EOF