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CXUS55 KTWC 011651
CLMTUS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
949 AM MST WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE TUCSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 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             104   04/21/1989
                        04/20/1989
 LOW               27   04/04/1945
HIGHEST            97   04/29        94       3      101  04/22
LOWEST             42   04/19        39       3       40  04/15
AVG. MAXIMUM     85.0              82.1     2.9     85.5
AVG. MINIMUM     54.6              52.0     2.6     54.0
MEAN             69.8              67.0     2.8     69.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      9               5.4     3.6       14
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.53   1905
 MINIMUM         0.00   2002
                        1993
                        1991
TOTALS           0.12              0.31   -0.19     0.12
DAILY AVG.       0.00              0.01   -0.01     0.00
DAYS >= .01         2               2.0     0.0        1
DAYS >= .10         0               0.9    -0.9        1
DAYS >= .50         0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.12   04/08 TO 04/09           04/13 TO 04/14
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
 24 HR TOTAL       MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         2.0               0.6     1.4      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   04/30 TO 04/30           04/30 TO 04/30
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      27                60     -33       49
 SINCE 7/1       1363              1506    -143     1446
COOLING TOTAL     182               121      61      198
 SINCE 1/1        273               154     119      235
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/220    DATE  04/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/220    DATE  04/08

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     19

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