000 CXUS51 KRLX 021352 CLMPKB CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 943 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ................................... ...THE PARKERSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 106 08/06/1918 LOW 40 08/29/1986 HIGHEST 92 08/24 MM MM 97 08/09 08/22 LOWEST 51 08/12 MM MM 53 08/14 AVG. MAXIMUM 84.1 83.0 1.1 88.4 AVG. MINIMUM 59.3 63.5 -4.2 65.8 MEAN 71.7 73.3 -1.6 77.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 4 3.9 0.1 13 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.42 1935 MINIMUM 0.49 2002 TOTALS 2.59 4.38 -1.79 3.04 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.14 -0.06 0.10 DAYS >= .01 13 10.2 2.8 9 DAYS >= .10 5 7.1 -2.1 5 DAYS >= .50 1 3.3 -2.3 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.3 -0.3 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.44 08/26 TO 08/27 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.0 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 0 6 -6 0 SINCE 7/1 0 6 -6 0 COOLING TOTAL 215 263 -48 384 SINCE 1/1 706 842 -136 947 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/300 DATE 08/07 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/290 DATE 08/07 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 29 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 14 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$