It was a wild Month of January, incuding the coldest first 15 days of the month since weather records began 138 years ago. 

…THE MONTGOMERY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2010…

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2010

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
……………………………………………………….
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH              83   01/11/1949
LOW                0   01/21/1985
HIGHEST            72   01/24        MM      MM       78  01/06
LOWEST             14   01/11        MM      MM       18  01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     52.5              57.6    -5.1     60.3
AVG. MINIMUM     31.0              35.5    -4.5     36.9
MEAN             41.7                               48.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               0.2     0.8        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     19              13.1     5.9       13
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM        17.78   1892
MINIMUM         0.49   1927
TOTALS           7.29              5.04    2.25     2.67
DAILY AVG.       0.24              0.16    0.08     0.09
DAYS >= .01         9              10.9    -1.9       10
DAYS >= .10         7               7.9    -0.9        5
DAYS >= .50         5               3.6     1.4        2
DAYS >= 1.00        3               1.4     1.6        1

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     713               568     145      505
SINCE 7/1       1726              1422     304     1339
COOLING TOTAL       0                 2      -2        5
SINCE 1/1          0                 2      -2        5
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/290    DATE  01/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/290    DATE  01/21

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      1
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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