000 CXUS51 KCTP 011329 CLMMDT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 929 AM EDT SAT NOV 1 2008 ................................... ...THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 96 10/07/1941 LOW 23 10/11/2000 10/24/1969 HIGHEST 77 10/15 89 10/09 10/14 10/09 LOWEST 31 10/31 35 10/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 63.1 64.3 -1.2 71.9 AVG. MINIMUM 43.1 44.6 -1.5 52.1 MEAN 53.1 54.5 -1.4 62.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 2 1.0 1.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.87 1976 MINIMUM 0.02 1924 TOTALS 1.91 3.06 -1.15 3.40 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.10 -0.04 0.11 DAYS >= .01 4 8.0 -4.0 9 DAYS >= .10 2 5.0 -3.0 7 DAYS >= .50 1 2.0 -1.0 4 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.60 10/25 TO 10/25 10/26 TO 10/27 10/31 TO 10/31 10/31 TO 10/31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 2.1 1925 TOTALS 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM 10/31 TO 10/31 10/31 TO 10/31 10/31 TO 10/31 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 368 338 30 165 SINCE 7/1 402 391 11 208 COOLING TOTAL 6 11 -5 81 SINCE 1/1 1078 955 123 1281 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/300 DATE 10/28 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/290 DATE 10/28 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$