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02:59 pm

04:56 pm
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16 April, 2024

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-13		6		-2		-16		-20		-25		-28		-30		-32		-32		-21		-5		5

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-7		11		3		-9		-12		-17		-20		-22		-24		-24		-14		---		10

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-22		---		-10		-25		-30		-35		-38		-41		-42		-42		-32		-14		---

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		41		41		26		19		19		20		13		10		8		14		12		24		34

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-82		-21		-40		-64		-70		-79		-78		-82		-80		-80		-73		-46		-30

Average Number of Days Above 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		51		18		8		1		2		2		---		---		---		---		---		3		17

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		329		17		23		30		29		30		30		31		31		30		31		29		17

Average Number of Days Below -40F/-40C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		105		---		---		6		9		15		15		16		18		18		9		---		---

PRECIPITATION

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		102		13		10		10		6		8		7		8		7		5		8		8		12

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		103		14		10		10		6		8		7		8		7		5		8		8		12

HUMIDITY

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		68		68		69		71		72		68		65		---		---		64		67		68		66

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		66		64		64		68		71		67		64		65		---		66		64		68		65

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-17		-3		-11		-23		-18		-25		-31		-29		-29		-30		-26		-15		-3

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		26330.6		728.5		1935.1		2542		2580		2821		2820		2991.5		3038		2940		2728		540		666.5

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		24		24		16.8		---		---		---		---		---		13		24		24		24

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		97		7		8		9		10		7		7		6		9		10		11		7		6

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		170		11		12		15		15		15		13		14		15		15		16		16		13

WIND

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		20		16		18		20		23		24		23		21		24		23		23		20		16

Average No. of Days With Blowing Snow

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33		8		7		9		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		9

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		170		11		12		15		15		15		13		14		15		15		16		16		13

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.6		7.1		4.2		1.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.7		2.8		6.2		8.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		3.7		2.4		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		1.5		3.3		4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		8.3		5.7		3.8		---		---		---		---		---		2.1		4.5		7.5		9.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		9.9		8.4		4.7		1.6		---		---		---		---		2.2		7		9.3		10.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.6		7.1		4.2		1.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.7		2.8		6.2		8.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		---		3.7		2.4		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		1.6		3.3		4.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		---		10.4		6.9		4.2		---		---		---		---		---		2.3		5.3		9		10.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		---		14.5		11.4		5.3		3.4		---		---		---		---		2.5		8.8		12.5		13.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		---		6		3.3		1.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.6		2.2		4.8		6.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		---		3.4		2.2		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		1.4		3		3.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		---		6.7		4.2		2.9		---		---		---		---		---		1.8		3.1		5.4		7.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		---		6.8		5.2		3.4		1.6		---		---		---		---		1.9		4.2		5.4		7.2

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