CXUS53 KLMK 011205 CLMLMK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 702 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009 ................................... ...THE LOUISVILLE WEATHER OFFICE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 76 12/03/1982 LOW -15 12/22/1989 HIGHEST 67 12/19 MM MM 72 12/11 LOWEST 3 12/22 MM MM 19 12/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 44.2 45.4 -1.2 47.4 AVG. MINIMUM 25.2 29.9 -4.7 31.3 MEAN 34.7 37.6 -2.9 39.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 MM MM 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 5 MM MM 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 23 MM MM 19 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 MM MM 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.86 1990 MINIMUM 0.65 1976 TOTALS 5.78 3.69 2.09 7.43 DAILY AVG. 0.20 0.12 0.08 0.24 DAYS >= .01 15 MM MM 19 DAYS >= .10 9 MM MM 11 DAYS >= .50 3 MM MM 5 DAYS >= 1.00 2 MM MM 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.39 12/24 TO 12/24 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM TOTALS 0.5 MM MM 0.2 SINCE 7/1 0.5 2.6 -2.1 0.2 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH T 12/16 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL 0.3 MM DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 869 838 31 788 SINCE 7/1 1767 1642 125 1530 COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 1265 1443 -178 1674 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 26 AVERAGE SKY COVER MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SZAPPANOS