000 NOUS43 KGRB 161144 PNSGRB WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-161745- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 645 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009 ... A VERY COLD START TO THE MONTH OF OCTOBER... THE FIRST 15 DAYS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN HAVE AVERAGED 7 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...AS MAINLY CLOUDY AND WET PERIODS OF WEATHER HAVE PREVAILED. IN FACT...THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE DAY OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES ACROSS THE AREA. ALL OBSERVING SITES ACROSS THE REGION ARE REPORTING AT LEAST A TOP 5 COLDEST START TO THE MONTH. HERE IS A LIST OF SITES ACROSS THE REGION. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WAUSAU GREEN BAY RANK VALUE YEAR RANK VALUE YEAR 1 40.8 *2009* 1 42.2 1952 2 41.8 1952 2 43.9 *2009* 3 43.9 1987 3 44.6 1979 4 44.3 1979 4 44.8 1917&35 5 44.7 1993 5 45.3 1987 APPLETON RHINELANDER RANK VALUE YEAR RANK VALUE YEAR 1 43.8 1917 1 39.2 *2009* 2 44.1 *2009* 2 40.0 1952 3 44.8 1952 3 40.4 1917 4 45.5 1935 4 41.3 1987 5 45.7 1993 5 41.8 1895 $$ SAC WEATHER.GOV/GREENBAY