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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
331 AM PDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE OLYMPIA WA AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              87   04/27/1987
 LOW               23   04/02/2008
                        04/08/1975
                        04/01/1975
HIGHEST            74   04/26        MM      MM       77  04/22
                        04/25
LOWEST             27   04/23        MM      MM       28  04/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     57.7              58.9    -1.2     59.1
AVG. MINIMUM     38.7              37.7     1.0     38.8
MEAN             48.2              48.3    -0.1     48.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      6               5.1     0.9        6
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.80   1991
 MINIMUM         0.37   1956
TOTALS           4.52              3.54    0.98     4.35
DAILY AVG.       0.15              0.12    0.03     0.14
DAYS >= .01        13              15.7    -2.7       20
DAYS >= .10        10               9.5     0.5       13
DAYS >= .50         3               1.8     1.2        2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.4     0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.31   04/06 TO 04/07

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     498               501      -3
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/260    DATE  04/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/270    DATE  04/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      8

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

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