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CLMOFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NEBRASKA
850 AM CST SUN NOV 1 2009
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..THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 71 10/07
LOWEST 25 10/10
AVG. MAXIMUM 51.9 64.0 -12.1
AVG. MINIMUM 35.4 38.0 -2.6
MEAN 43.6 51.0 -7.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 8
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.81 2007
MINIMUM T 1958
TOTALS 3.73 1.72 2.01
DAILY AVG. 0.12
DAYS >= .01 17
DAYS >= .10 9
DAYS >= .50 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.09 10/22 TO 10/23
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 7.0 1916
TOTALS 4.2 0.7
SINCE 7/1 4.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 10/23
24 HR TOTAL 3.0 10/23 TO 10/23
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 654 432 222
SINCE 7/1 769 577 192
COOLING TOTAL 0 7 -7
SINCE 1/1 632 939 -307
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/300 DATE 10/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/290 DATE 10/02
SKY COVER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 24 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0
FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
>= INDICATES GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO.
<= INDICATES LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO.
..OCTOBER SUMMARY FOR NORFOLK
OCTOBER TEMPERATURES WERE WELL BELOW NORMAL...WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION.
OCTOBER 2009 WAS THE THIRD COLDEST ON RECORD BEHIND 1925 AND
1917...WITH A MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 43.6 DEGREES THAT WAS
7.4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE FIRST HALF OF OCTOBER WAS
PARTICULARLY COLD...WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FROM THE 1ST
THROUGH THE 17TH. IN THAT STRETCH...DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE
AS MUCH AS 21 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. AFTER A BRIEF
RESPITE...TEMPERATURES AGAIN SANK BELOW NORMAL ON THE 21ST THROUGH
26TH. THE LAST FEW DAYS OF THE MONTH WERE MOSTLY ABOVE NORMAL. THE
WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS 71 DEGREES ON THE 7TH...WHILE THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH AT 25 DEGREES OCCURRED ON THE
10TH. RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE SET ON THE 10TH...AT 40
DEGREES...AND ON THE 11TH...AT 38 DEGREES.
OCTOBER 2009 WAS TIED WITH 1998 FOR THE 8TH WETTEST ON RECORD IN
NORFOLK. MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTALLED 3.73 INCHES...WHICH IS 2.01
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FELL IN THE FORM OF SNOW ON THE
10TH...12TH...AND 23RD...WITH AMOUNTS OF 0.8 INCHES...0.4
INCHES...AND 3.0 INCHES RESPECTIVELY. THAT MAKES IT OFFICIALLY THE
5TH SNOWIEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL ON 17
DAYS IN OCTOBER...INCLUDING 11 OF THE FIRST 14 DAYS OF THE MONTH.
THE HIGHEST AMOUNT...0.88 INCHES...FELL ON THE 22ND. THUNDER WAS
REPORTED ON JUST ONE DAY...THE 1ST. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OCCURRED
ON THE 2ND...AT 48 MPH OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST.
THE PERIOD FROM JUNE 1ST TO OCTOBER 31ST IS THE COLDEST ON RECORD IN
NORFOLK...WITH PARTICULARLY COLD MONTHS IN JULY AND OCTOBER.
MAYES/LANDSVORK
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