000 CXUS51 KCTP 171147 RRA CLMMDT CLIMATE REPORT...RETRANSMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 647 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 ................................... ...THE HARRISBURG PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 97 10/07/1941 10/05/1941 LOW 23 10/24/1969 HIGHEST 74 10/22 77 10/15 10/03 10/14 10/09 LOWEST 34 10/19 31 10/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.6 64.3 -2.7 63.1 AVG. MINIMUM 45.1 44.6 0.5 43.1 MEAN 53.3 54.5 -1.2 53.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.0 -1.0 2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.87 1976 MINIMUM 0.02 1924 TOTALS 6.10 3.06 3.04 1.91 DAILY AVG. 0.20 0.10 0.10 0.06 DAYS >= .01 13 8.0 5.0 4 DAYS >= .10 9 5.0 4.0 2 DAYS >= .50 7 2.0 5.0 1 DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.0 1.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.63 10/23 TO 10/24 10/25 TO 10/25 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 10/31 TO 10/31 10/25 TO 10/25 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 353 338 15 368 SINCE 7/1 403 391 12 402 COOLING TOTAL 0 11 -11 6 SINCE 1/1 934 955 -21 1078 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/290 DATE 10/07 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/300 DATE 10/07 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 16 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 10 LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 6 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ RETRANSMISSION OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED DATA