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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
143 AM EDT WED OCT 8 2008


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...THE ALPENA MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1916 TO 2008


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         59    120 PM  87    2007  59      0       87
  MINIMUM         28    642 AM  21    1938  38    -10       58
                                      1923
  AVERAGE         44                        49     -5       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.37 1951   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.56  -0.37     0.02
  SINCE SEP 1      3.98                      3.36   0.62     1.88
  SINCE JAN 1     25.19                     22.72   2.47    20.24

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE OCT 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       21                        16      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       103     40       27
  SINCE SEP 1    341                       370    -29      191
  SINCE JUL 1    436                       498    -62      275

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        8
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1       11
  SINCE SEP 1      7                        23    -16       71
  SINCE JAN 1    264                       290    -26      426
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0




RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92
 LOWEST     53
 AVERAGE    73

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THE ALPENA MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        90      2007
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        21      2001


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  8 2008.......SUNRISE   742 AM EDT   SUNSET   701 PM EDT
OCTOBER  9 2008.......SUNRISE   743 AM EDT   SUNSET   659 PM EDT


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




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