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CXUS53 KGID 020208 AAA
CLMEAR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
907 PM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

UPDATED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MONTHLY DETAILS AT BOTTOM

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...THE KEARNEY NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            99   05/14        90       9       99  05/26
LOWEST             28   05/03        33      -5       37  05/09
AVG. MAXIMUM     72.7              71.5     1.2     78.4
AVG. MINIMUM     49.4              47.6     1.8     51.9
MEAN             61.0              59.5     1.5     65.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      2               0.9     1.1        7
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      2               0.8     1.2        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           5.38
DAILY AVG.       0.17              0.13    0.04
DAYS >= .01        11              11.8    -0.8
DAYS >= .10         6               7.5    -1.5
DAYS >= .50         4               2.9     1.1
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.0     1.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.84   05/29 TO 05/29

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     188               209     -21       96
COOLING TOTAL      71                40      31      105
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              13.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    MM               MM

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66


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

&&

THE PRECIPITATION DATA SHOWN ABOVE IS RECORDED BY THE AUTOMATED
WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM AT THE KEARNEY AIRPORT. THE PRECIPITATION
IS DEPICTED FOR A CALENDAR DAY FROM MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL
IS NOT RECORDED BY THAT SYSTEM.

THE OFFICIAL PRECIPITATION...SNOWFALL...AND SNOW DEPTH
OBSERVATION FOR KEARNEY IS RECORDED DAILY BY THE
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AT 7 AM. THAT INFORMATION FOLLOWS...

...KEARNEY 4NE COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORT FOR MAY 2013...

PRECIPITATION (IN)
     MONTH TO DATE....................  6.54
     YEAR TO DATE..................... 12.41

SNOWFALL (IN)
     MONTH TO DATE....................  T
     SEASONAL TOTAL (SINCE JULY 1ST).. 21.7

&&

...MAY 2013 CLIMATE DETAILS FOR KEARNEY REGIONAL AIRPORT...

(NOTE: ALL DATA PRESENTED BELOW THIS POINT IS FROM THE OFFICIAL NWS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER LOCATED AT KEARNEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. AS A
RESULT...IT MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE UNOFFICIAL AUTOMATED
AIRPORT OBSERVATIONS PRESENTED IN THE TABLE AT THE TOP OF THIS
PRODUCT. ALL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION DATA REPORTED BY THE
OFFICIAL COOPERATIVE OBSERVER IS BASED ON A 24-HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT
7 AM...AND THUS DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO A MIDNIGHT-TO-MIDNIGHT
CALENDAR DAY PERIOD AS THE AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS DO.)


...TEMPERATURES

HOTTEST HIGH TEMPERATURE:
99 DEGREES REPORTED ON THE 15TH (ACTUALLY OCCURRED ON THE 14TH)

COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE:
38 DEGREES REPORTED ON THE 2ND (ACTUALLY OCCURRED ON THE 1ST)

COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE:
29 DEGREES REPORTED ON THE 3RD

WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE:
64 DEGREES REPORTED ON THE 26TH


...PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL

TOTAL MONTHLY PRECIPITATION:    6.54 INCHES (2.36 ABOVE NORMAL)
TOTAL MONTHLY SNOWFALL:        TRACE INCHES (0.0 ABOVE NORMAL)

NUMBER OF 24-HOUR PERIODS
WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 OR MORE): 10

HIGHEST 24-HOUR
PRECIPITATION ENDING AROUND 7 AM: 2.00 INCHES REPORTED ON THE 25TH

HIGHEST 24-HOUR
SNOWFALL ENDING AROUND 7 AM:      TRACE INCHES REPORTED ON THE 2ND

- THIS WAS THE 13TH-WETTEST MAY ON RECORD OUT OF 119 YEARS DATING
TO 1895...BUT WAS NOT QUITE AS WET AS TWO YEARS AGO IN 2011 (7.53)

PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS:

MONTH          PRECIP.  DEPARTURE

JUN  2012       1.62      -2.31
JUL  2012       0.58      -2.70
AUG. 2012       1.45      -1.63
SEP. 2012       0.54      -1.53
OCT. 2012       0.58      -1.46
NOV. 2012       TRACE     -1.02
DEC. 2012       0.61      +0.04
JAN. 2013       0.14      -0.35
FEB. 2013       0.74      +0.19
MAR. 2013       0.62      -1.17
APR. 2013       4.37      +2.14
MAY  2013       6.54      +2.36

12-MONTH TOTAL  17.79     -7.44


...HIGH WINDS/THUNDERSTORMS

ALTHOUGH KEARNEY MANAGED TO DODGE MANY OF THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT AFFECTED SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA DURING THE
MONTH...HAIL OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE WAS REPORTED IN OR NEAR THE
CITY ON BOTH THE 27TH AND 29TH. WITHIN A FEW MILES OF
KEARNEY...LARGER HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE WAS REPORTED NEAR ODESSA ON
THE 27TH...AND HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE WAS REPORTED NEAR GIBBON ON
THE 19TH. NO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OR TORNADOES WERE REPORTED NEAR
KEARNEY DURING MAY 2013.

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