Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
000 CXUS53 KOAX 011300 CLMOFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 800 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023 ................................... ...THE NORFOLK NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 91 04/12 LOWEST 16 04/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.4 61.4 3.0 AVG. MINIMUM 36.1 36.5 -0.4 MEAN 50.3 48.9 1.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 11 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.47 1984 MINIMUM 0.11 1928 TOTALS 0.42 2.73 -2.31 DAYS >= .01 6 DAYS >= .10 1 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.15 04/10 TO 04/10 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 13.2 1984 TOTALS T 2.3 -2.3 SINCE 7/1 28.6 DAYS >= 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH T 04/01 TO 04/01 04/21 TO 04/21 24 HR TOTAL T 04/01 TO 04/01 04/21 TO 04/21 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 458 488 -30 SINCE 7/1 6371 6389 -18 COOLING TOTAL 22 7 15 SINCE 1/1 22 8 14 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/330 DATE 04/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/330 DATE 04/16 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.35 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 6 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && APRIL IN NORFOLK WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL. THE MONTH ENDED UP 1.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 2.31 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE 8TH DRIEST APRIL ON RECORD. SNOWFALL ONLY MEASURED A TRACE, WHICH WAS 2.3 INCHE BELOW NORMAL. NEW TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET ON APRIL 12, 13, AND 23. NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR APRIL 2023 DATE RECORD VALUE PREVIOUS RECORD APR 12 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 91 90 IN 2022 APR 12 WARM MAX MINIMUM 59 58 IN 1916 APR 13 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 90 90 IN 1908 APR 23 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 22 23 IN 1910 $$