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1976 - Present
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Year
Jan
Feb
March
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Ann
Avg
2013
10.5
9.8
9.5
8.7
2012
11.6
11.7
11.1
10.4
10.3
10.3
11.1
10.4
9.5
9.6
9.4
9.4
10.4
2011
12.3
12.1
11.6
11.0
11.1
11.0
11.8
11.2
10.8
10.7
10.5
10.6
11.2
2010
12.8
12.8
12.5
11.8
11.5
11.3
11.9
11.7
10.9
11.1
11.3
11.1
11.7
2009
10.7
10.9
10.6
10.1
10.6
10.7
11.4
11.2
10.9
11.2
11.1
11.4
10.9
2008
7.2
7.0
7.1
6.5
7.3
7.4
8.2
8.4
7.9
8.3
8.3
9.0
7.7
2007
5.7
5.4
5.0
4.9
4.8
4.9
5.7
5.3
4.8
4.9
5.2
5.7
5.2
2006
5.8
5.9
5.6
5.2
5.0
5.1
5.4
5.2
4.3
4.2
4.4
4.6
5.1
2005
5.9
5.7
5.5
4.9
4.6
5.1
5.4
5.0
4.9
4.5
4.5
4.8
5.1
2004
6.7
6.0
6.1
5.1
5.2
5.5
5.5
5.2
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.7
5.2
2003
6.3
6.1
5.7
5.1
5.2
5.7
5.7
5.5
4.7
4.7
5.0
4.8
5.4
2002
6.3
5.3
5.4
4.8
4.8
4.7
5.2
5.2
4.7
4.7
4.7
5.0
5.1
2001
5.7
5.1
5.4
4.1
4.0
4.6
4.8
4.3
3.9
4.3
3.9
4.4
4.5
2000
5.6
5.0
4.8
3.7
3.9
3.9
4.2
4.4
3.6
3.5
3.7
3.7
4.2
1999
5.9
5.1
4.3
3.9
4.1
4.1
4.4
4.3
3.4
3.6
3.5
3.5
4.2
1998
6.3
5.8
5.7
4.3
4.4
4.2
4.6
4.2
4.2
4.3
3.8
3.4
4.6
1997
6.8
6.3
6.0
4.9
5.2
5.2
5.1
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.3
4.5
5.2
1996
7.2
6.5
5.9
5.2
4.9
5.0
5.2
4.9
4.9
4.6
4.9
5.0
5.3
1995
8.0
7.2
6.9
5.9
6.1
6.1
6.4
5.8
5.8
5.6
4.9
5.4
6.2
1994
9.0
8.1
7.8
6.5
6.3
6.5
6.7
6.7
6.4
6.2
6.1
5.7
6.8
1993
10.2
9.7
9.0
8.0
7.7
7.7
7.4
7.3
7.2
7.2
6.7
6.9
7.9
1992
10.1
9.9
9.5
8.6
8.4
8.8
8.7
8.7
8.5
8.3
8.4
8.2
8.8
1991
8.7
8.6
8.2
7.4
7.7
7.7
8.0
8.1
8.3
8.4
8.2
8.3
8.1
1990
6.4
6.4
6.3
5.5
5.4
5.6
6.1
6.0
6.2
6.3
6.6
6.6
6.1
1989
4.8
4.0
3.9
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.8
3.8
4.1
4.4
4.3
4.7
4.0
1988
4.0
4.4
3.6
2.7
2.2
2.9
2.4
2.9
2.9
3.0
2.6
2.6
3.0
1987
5.2
5.0
4.6
3.7
3.4
3.1
3.2
3.0
3.2
3.2
2.9
2.7
3.6
1986
5.3
5.1
4.6
3.8
3.5
3.9
3.7
3.5
3.8
3.9
3.7
3.5
4.0
1985
6.2
6.0
5.5
4.5
4.0
4.4
4.1
3.9
4.4
4.0
3.6
3.5
4.5
1984
8.2
7.7
7.0
6.0
5.4
5.3
5.2
4.6
4.9
4.7
4.1
4.4
5.6
1983
10.8
10.4
9.8
8.6
8.3
8.4
7.8
7.5
7.8
7.4
6.7
7.0
8.4
1982
10.2
10.2
9.8
9.2
9.0
9.1
9.4
8.6
9.2
9.4
9.2
9.4
9.4
1981
8.6
8.8
8.2
7.1
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.5
7.7
8.1
8.0
8.6
7.9
1980
7.8
7.7
7.6
6.7
6.6
7.1
6.9
7.0
7.0
7.2
6.7
6.9
7.1
1979
7.8
7.3
7.0
6.0
5.9
5.9
5.7
5.8
6.3
6.1
6.0
6.3
6.3
1978
8.3
8.2
7.5
6.0
5.8
6.2
6.1
5.8
6.1
6.0
5.8
6.1
6.5
1977
9.7
9.8
9.0
7.6
7.1
7.5
7.2
7.2
7.4
7.2
6.7
6.5
7.7
1976
9.1
9.3
8.6
7.6
6.8
7.7
7.6
7.5
7.8
8.1
7.7
7.8
8.0
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