647 CXUS52 KFFC 062040 CLMAHN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 315 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ................................... ...THE ATHENS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 80 12/01/1933 LOW 2 12/13/1962 HIGHEST 73 12/18 MM MM 79 12/10 LOWEST 20 12/22 MM MM 23 12/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 58.0 54.2 3.8 60.2 AVG. MINIMUM 38.9 35.3 3.6 39.4 MEAN 48.5 44.8 3.7 49.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0 0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 13 12 1 7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.31 1946 1931 MINIMUM 0.31 2001 TOTALS 3.66 3.71 -0.05 5.42 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.12 0.00 0.17 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.06 12/10 TO 12/11 12/30 TO 12/30 12/31 TO 12/31 12/31 TO 12/31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 0.0 2001 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 12/01/2001 TO 12/01/2001 TOTALS 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 12/31 TO 12/31 12/31 TO 12/31 12/31 TO 12/31 12/31 TO 12/31 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 506 610 -104 467 SINCE 7/1 1144 1116 28 926 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/160 DATE 12/11 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/150 DATE 12/11 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 15 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 9 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$