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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
557 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...APRIL 2013 5TH SNOWIEST APRIL AT GOODLAND KANSAS

PRELIMINARY DATA FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL AT THE GOODLAND AIRPORT
INDICATES THAT 12.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL.
THIS WOULD MAKE IT THE 5TH SNOWIEST APRIL ON RECORD. THE FOLLOWING
TABLE LISTS THE 5 SNOWIEST APRIL ON RECORD.

 RANK      SNOWFALL       YEAR
 -----------------------------------
 1            23.0        1944
 2            22.0        1984
 3            20.4        1994
 4            13.4        1988
 5            12.7        2013


FOR THE MONTH AN AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 29.4 DEGREES WAS
OBSERVED...MAKING IT THE 3RD COLDEST APRIL ON RECORD FOR MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE.

 RANK      AVERAGE MIN    YEAR
 -----------------------------------
 1            28.7        1953
 2            29.3        1997
 3            29.4        2013
 4            29.8        1956
 5            30.0        1950


PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DATA IS STILL CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY AND MAY
CHANGE SLIGHTLY ONCE THE FINAL NUMBERS FOR THE MONTH ARE DETERMINED.


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JRM