000 CXUS53 KPAH 151949 CCA CLACGI STLCLMCAA 000 TTAA00 KPAH 151433 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 833 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ................................... ...THE CAPE GIRARDEAU MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEARS VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL ............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 08/16/2007 LOW -6 12/09/2005 HIGHEST 97 07/20 103 LOWEST 6 12/22 -3 AVG. MAXIMUM 66.7 67.5 -0.8 69.8 AVG. MINIMUM 45.5 MM MM 47.1 MEAN 56.1 57.3 -1.2 58.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 35 DAYS MAX <= 32 17 DAYS MAX >= 95 4 DAYS MAX >= 100 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 106 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 59.98 2008 TOTALS 59.98 46.54 13.44 42.08 DAILY AVG. 0.16 DAYS >= .01 127 DAYS >= .10 73 DAYS >= .50 31 DAYS >= 1.00 17 DAYS >= 0.25 51 DAYS >= 2.00 5 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 11.48 STORM TOTAL MM (MM/DD(HH)) DEGREEDAYS HEATING TOTAL 4505 SINCE 7/1 1791 COOLING TOTAL 1360 SINCE 1/1 1360 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/240 DATE 12/27 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 79/300 DATE 03/27 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 0 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 213 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 83 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 64 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 42 RAIN 59 LIGHT RAIN 142 FREEZING RAIN 5 LT FREEZING RAIN 11 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 28 SLEET 1 FOG 234 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 62 HAZE 104 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ && RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING 2008... *5TH COOLEST YEAR ON RECORD (1960 TO 2008) WITH 56.1 DEGREES. THE COOLEST YEAR ON RECORD OCCURRED IN 1979 WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 55.2 DEGREES. THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD OCCURRED IN 1999 WITH 61.4 DEGREES RECORDED. *BELOW AVERAGE MONTHLY MEAN TEMPERATURES WERE RECORDED DURING THE MONTHS... FEBRUARY...-0.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL MARCH......-0.9 APRIL......-0.4 MAY........-2.5 JULY.......-1.0 AUGUST....-0.5 NOVEMBER...-2.3 DECEMBER...-0.1 $$