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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1111 PM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

UPDATED TO INCLUDE MONTHLY/SEASONAL NARRATIVES AT BOTTOM
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...THE HASTINGS 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             105   05/29/1934
 LOW               24   05/02/1909
                        05/03/1907
HIGHEST            96   05/14        90       6      100  05/26
LOWEST             28   05/03        37      -9       39  05/09
AVG. MAXIMUM     71.6              72.0    -0.4     78.9
AVG. MINIMUM     49.5              50.6    -1.1     53.4
MEAN             60.5              61.3    -0.8     66.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.6     0.4        5
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      3               0.1     2.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.47   1965
 MINIMUM         0.47   1934
TOTALS           5.67              4.57    1.10     4.07
DAILY AVG.       0.18              0.15    0.03     0.13
DAYS >= .01        11                MM      MM       10
DAYS >= .10         6                MM      MM        6
DAYS >= .50         4                MM      MM        3
DAYS >= 1.00        2                MM      MM        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.93   05/29 TO 05/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            4.5   1967
TOTALS            0.3               0.0     0.3      0.0
SINCE 7/1        35.7              28.8     6.9     22.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0                MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     202               169      33       79
 SINCE 7/1       6299              6008     291     5110
COOLING TOTAL      71                54      17      119
 SINCE 1/1         74                59      15      160
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/150    DATE  05/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/250    DATE  05/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      1
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      4

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

&&

...MAY 2013 SUMMARY FOR HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

...TEMPERATURES

NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET IN MAY 2013

AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:    71.6 DEGREES (0.4 BELOW NORMAL)
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE:     49.5 DEGREES (1.1 BELOW NORMAL)
AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE:    60.5 DEGREES (0.8 BELOW NORMAL)

HOTTEST HIGH TEMPERATURE:      96 DEGREES ON THE 14TH
COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE:      47 DEGREES ON THE 4TH

COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE:       28 DEGREES ON THE 3RD
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE:       65 DEGREES ON THE 26TH

HOTTEST 2-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   90.5 DEGREES FROM THE 13TH-14TH

HOTTEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   84.0 DEGREES FROM THE 13TH-19TH

WARMEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE:   70.5 DEGREES FROM THE 13TH-19TH

COLDEST 2-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   50.0 DEGREES FROM THE 1ST-2ND

COLDEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   56.4 DEGREES FROM THE 1ST-7TH

COLDEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE:   46.1 DEGREES FROM THE 1ST-7TH


...PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL

NO DAILY PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE SET IN MAY 2013

TOTAL MONTHLY PRECIPITATION: 5.67 INCHES  (1.10 ABOVE NORMAL)
TOTAL MONTHLY SNOWFALL:       0.3 INCHES  (0.3 ABOVE NORMAL)

- THIS TIED FOR THE 29TH-WETTEST MAY ON RECORD OUT OF 119 YEARS
DATING TO 1895...AND WAS THE WETTEST SINCE 5.95 INCHES IN 2010

- THE 0.3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE 1ST MARKED THE FIRST MEASURABLE
MAY SNOW IN HASTINGS SINCE 0.1 INCHES ON MAY 1, 1994

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 OR MORE): 10

HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY PRECIPITATION: 1.92 INCHES ON THE 29TH
HIGHEST 2-DAY PRECIPITATION:        1.93 INCHES ON THE 29TH-30TH

HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL:       0.3 INCHES ON THE 1ST

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

MONTH          PRECIP.  DEPARTURE

JUN  2012       2.35      -1.45
JUL  2012       1.64      -2.10
AUG. 2012       2.39      -0.91
SEP. 2012       0.59      -1.97
OCT. 2012       1.46      -0.53
NOV. 2012       0.66      -0.63
DEC. 2012       1.69      +1.08
JAN. 2013       0.32      -0.09
FEB. 2013       0.90      +0.41
MAR  2013       2.25      +0.46
APR  2013       2.66      +0.10
MAY  2013       5.67      +1.10

12-MONTH TOTAL  22.58     -4.53


...OTHER WEATHER ELEMENTS

HIGHEST WIND GUST: 49 MPH FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST ON THE 14TH
(ASSOCIATED WITH LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA)

HIGHEST SURFACE SEA LEVEL PRESSURE: 30.64 ON THE 2ND
LOWEST SURFACE SEA LEVEL PRESSURE:  29.37 ON THE 29TH


...MAY 2013 NARRATIVE FOR HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

MAY 2013 WAS THE WETTEST CALENDAR MONTH IN EXACTLY THREE
YEARS...SINCE MAY 2010. IN ADDITION...THIS MAY MARKED THE FOURTH
CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION...AND THE FIFTH OUT
OF THE LAST SIX. THANKS TO THIS RECENT WET PATTERN...A CONTINUED
IMPROVEMENT IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS OCCURRED ACROSS THE ADAMS COUNTY
AREA DURING THE MONTH ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DROUGHT
MONITOR...IMPROVING FROM A MIX OF CATEGORY D3 EXTREME AND D2
SEVERE...TO PREDOMINANTLY D2 SEVERE. TEMPERATURE-WISE...THE MONTH
STARTED QUITE CHILLY...BUT IN THE END FINISHED ONLY SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL.

FOCUSING ON PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL IN MORE DETAIL...THE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION TOTAL OF 5.67 INCHES AT HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WAS
1.10 INCHES ABOVE THE MAY NORMAL OF 4.57 INCHES. THIS RESULTED IN A
TIE FOR THE 29TH-WETTEST MAY ON RECORD OUT OF 119 YEARS...AND THE
WETTEST SINCE 5.95 INCHES IN 2010. THE OVERALL WETTEST CALENDAR DAY
OF THE MONTH WAS THE 29TH WITH 1.92 INCHES. NOT FAR BEHIND WAS THE
25TH WITH 1.85 INCHES. IN FACT...77 PERCENT OF THE PRECIPITATION FOR
THE MONTH FELL DURING A FIVE-DAY STRETCH BETWEEN THE 25TH-29TH.
SNOWFALL TOTALED 0.3 INCHES FOR THE MONTH...ALL OF WHICH FELL ON THE
1ST. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS NOT A DAILY RECORD...IT WAS THE MOST MAY SNOW
IN HASTINGS SINCE 4.5 INCHES ON MAY 3, 1967...46 YEARS AGO.

TEMPERATURE-WISE...THE MONTHLY MEAN TEMPERATURE RESULTING FROM
AVERAGING BOTH THE HIGHS AND LOWS WAS 60.5 DEGREES...ONLY 0.8
DEGREES BELOW THE MAY NORMAL AND THUS NOT A VERY SIGNIFICANT
DEPARTURE. OF THE 31 DAYS DURING THE MONTH...15 DAYS FEATURED AN
ABOVE NORMAL MEAN TEMPERATURE...13 DAYS WERE BELOW NORMAL...AND
THREE DAYS TIED THE DAILY NORMAL. HOWEVER...THE MONTH STARTED OFF
QUITE COLD WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ON EACH OF THE FIRST FOUR DAYS
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 14-16 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. ONE OF THESE...THE
4TH...FEATURED THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH AT 47
DEGREES. THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH WAS 28 DEGREES ON
THE 3RD...WHICH ALSO MARKED THE LAST SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURE OF THE
SPRING. TEMPERATURES MODERATED INTO THE SECOND WEEK OF THE
MONTH...AND A SHARP WARM-UP ARRIVED ON THE 13TH AND 14TH...WITH
HIGHS OF 85 AND 96 DEGREES...RESPECTIVELY. ALTHOUGH A COLD FRONT
EASED HIGH TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN INTO THE 80S FROM THE
15TH-18TH...THE SEVEN-DAY STRETCH FROM THE 13TH-19TH WAS CLEARLY THE
WARMEST PART OF THE MONTH. FOLLOWING THE ROLLER-COASTER RIDE IN
TEMPERATURES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH...THE LATTER HALF
ACTUALLY AVERAGED FAIRLY CLOSE TO NORMAL ON MOST DAYS. THE MILDEST
LOW TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH WAS 65 DEGREES ON THE 26TH.

AS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THE CITY OF HASTINGS AVOIDED ANY
DAMAGING WIND EVENTS DURING THE MONTH...BUT HAD A FEW INSTANCES OF
MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL. ON THE 19TH...A FEW HAIL STONES UP TO HALF
DOLLAR SIZE WERE REPORTED...AND ON THE 29TH HAIL UP TO PING PONG
BALL SIZE WAS REPORTED. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OF THE MONTH AT
HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WAS 49 MPH FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST ON THE
14TH...ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW.


...SPRING 2013 SEASONAL RECAP COVERING MARCH-MAY...

FOR THE METEOROLOGICAL SPRING SEASON OF MARCH...APRIL AND MAY AS A
WHOLE...THE AVERAGE DAILY MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS 47.4 DEGREES...OR 3.2
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 50.6 DEGREES. THIS RESULTED IN SPRING
2013 BEING THE 8TH-COLDEST ON RECORD OUT OF 66 YEARS OF COMPLETE
RECORDS. THE MAJORITY OF THIS COOL SEASONAL AVERAGE STEMMED FROM
MARCH AND APRIL. COMPARED TO SPRING 2012 ONE YEAR AGO...THIS SPRING
WAS A NOTABLE 10.9 DEGREES COOLER. THE HOTTEST HIGH TEMPERATURE THIS
SPRING WAS 96 DEGREES ON MAY 14TH...AND THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES ON MARCH 10TH AND 25TH AND ALSO APRIL 10TH. THE
COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF THE SEASON WAS 9 DEGREES ON MARCH
2ND...AND THE MILDEST LOW WAS 65 DEGREES ON MAY 26TH.

TURNING TO PRECIPITATION...THE SEASONAL TOTAL OF 10.58 INCHES WAS
1.66 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL...AND RANKED AS THE 27TH-WETTEST SPRING ON
RECORD OUT OF 119 YEARS. THIS WAS WELL AHEAD OF THE PACE OF ONE YEAR
AGO...WHEN SPRING 2012 FEATURED 7.88 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. THE
WETTEST CALENDAR DAY THIS SPRING WAS MAY 29TH WITH 1.92 INCHES...AND
THE SNOWIEST CALENDAR DAY WAS MARCH 10TH WITH 5.3 INCHES. SNOWFALL
DURING THE MARCH-MAY SPRING SEASON TOTALED 11.9 INCHES...WHICH WAS
NEARLY TWICE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 6.4 INCHES.

THE TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE 2012-2013 SEASON WAS 35.7 INCHES...WHICH
WAS 6.9 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 28.8 INCHES. THIS RESULTED IN THE
20TH-SNOWIEST SEASON ON RECORD OUT OF 119 YEARS.

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