...THE EUREKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2006

WEATHER         OBSERVED  DATE(S)      NORMAL    DEPART 
                 VALUE                 VALUE      FROM 
                                                 NORMAL 
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 HIGHEST         83       5/16                       
 LOWEST          27      12/17                       
 AVG. MAXIMUM    57.7                  59.3      -1.6
 AVG. MINIMUM    45.1                  46.4      -1.3
 MEAN            51.4                  52.5      -1.1
 DAYS MAX >=70   9 
 DAYS MIN <=32   8 
RECORD TEMPERATURE (F)
 HIGH            87       10/26/1993
 LOW             20       01/14/1888

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
 TOTAL          30.17                38.10       -7.93
 DAILY AVG.      0.15  
 DAYS >=  .01    121                   124       -3 
 DAYS >=  .10    66                    75        -9  
 DAYS >=  .50    23                    26        -3 
 DAYS >= 1.00     6                    8         -2
 GREATEST
  24 HR TOTAL    1.70      1/30-1/31 
RECORD PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
 MAXIMUM        67.21     1983
 MINIMUM        21.17     1929

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
 2008 TOTAL       T                                 
 AVG. DEPTH     0.0                                 
RECORD SNOWFALL (INCHES)
 ANNUAL TOTAL   6.9       1907
 24 HR MAX      3.4       01/13/1907

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING TOTAL  4905                   4403      +502
 SINCE 7/1      2013                   2018      -5  
 COOLING TOTAL  3                      7         -4

MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (INCHES)
 HIGHEST       30.49       3/21        30.33     +0.16
 LOWEST        28.96       1/4         29.68     -0.72

WIND (MPH)
AVG WIND SPEED   4.8                   6.7       -1.9
HIGHEST GUST      41      1/4                 
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WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...
THUNDERSTORM           5               4         +1
HAIL                   6               4         +2
FOG W/ VIS < 1/4 MI   63               53        +10 
CLEAR SKIES           64               72        -8
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES   128              102       +26 
CLOUDY SKIES          176              191       -15 

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-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS
+  INDICATES POSITIVE NUMBERS
MM INDICATES MISSING DATA
T  INDICATES TRACE2463

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