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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
109 AM EST WED FEB 6 2013

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...THE PITTSBURGH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 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              75   01/25/1950
                        01/22/1906
 LOW              -22   01/19/1994
HIGHEST            68                        MM       61  01/23
LOWEST              4                        MM        3  01/20
AVG. MAXIMUM     38.9              35.7     3.2     41.3
AVG. MINIMUM     24.1              21.1     3.0     24.3
MEAN             31.5              28.4     3.1     32.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     11              12.0    -1.0        8
DAYS MIN <= 32     25              25.4    -0.4       24
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               1.4    -1.4        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.15   1937
 MINIMUM         0.35   1851
TOTALS           2.44              2.70   -0.26
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.09   -0.01     0.12
DAYS >= .01        15              16.2    -1.2       18
DAYS >= .10         7               6.5     0.5        9
DAYS >= .50         1               1.5    -0.5        4
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.3    -0.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.87   01/30 TO 01/31           01/11 TO 01/12
                                                          01/21 TO 01/21
                                                          01/21 TO 01/21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           40.2   1978
 24 HR TOTAL     16.5   MM
TOTALS           11.4              11.5    -0.1     15.8
SINCE 7/1        25.9              22.3     3.6     18.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                 3      -1        1
DAYS >= TRACE      19
DAYS >= 1.0         4               3.6     0.4        5
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      3.6   MM                           4.5

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1029              1134    -105      991
 SINCE 7/1       3100              3309    -209     2828
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/290    DATE  01/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/300    DATE  01/31

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               18     SLEET                      2
FOG                      23     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                     12

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

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