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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
150 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013

UPDATED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS AT BOTTOM

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...THE KEARNEY NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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            88   04/28        85       3       91  04/24
LOWEST             21   04/09        20       1       30  04/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     57.3              62.1    -4.8     67.3
AVG. MINIMUM     32.4              35.3    -2.9     43.4
MEAN             44.9              48.7    -3.8     55.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               0.3     0.7        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     19              11.1     7.9        1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS             MM
DAILY AVG.         MM              0.07      MM
DAYS >= .01        MM               7.7      MM
DAYS >= .10        MM               4.4      MM
DAYS >= .50        MM               1.4      MM
DAYS >= 1.00       MM               0.6      MM
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL      MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     599               496     103      304
COOLING TOTAL       4                 7      -3       21
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              14.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/360
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/MM

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64


-  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 APRIL 2013...

PRECIPITATION (IN)
     MONTH TO DATE....................  4.37
     YEAR TO DATE.....................  5.87

SNOWFALL (IN)
     MONTH TO DATE....................  2.5
     SEASONAL TOTAL (SINCE JULY 1ST).. 21.7

&&

...APRIL 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

WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE:
88 DEGREES REPORTED ON THE 29TH (ACTUALLY OCCURRED ON THE 28TH)

COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE:
28 DEGREES REPORTED ON THE 11TH (ACTUALLY OCCURRED ON THE 10TH)

COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE:
20 DEGREES REPORTED ON THE 10TH

WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE:
52 DEGREES REPORTED ON THE 30TH (ACTUALLY OCCURRED ON THE 29TH)

- BASED ON THE MONTHLY MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 44.1 DEGREES FROM THE NWS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER...THIS WAS THE 5TH-COLDEST APRIL ON RECORD OUT
OF 112 YEARS DATING BACK TO 1902...AND WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 1997


...PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL

TOTAL MONTHLY PRECIPITATION:    4.37 INCHES (2.14 ABOVE NORMAL)
TOTAL MONTHLY SNOWFALL:          2.5 INCHES  (0.7 ABOVE NORMAL)

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 OR MORE): 7

HIGHEST 24-HOUR
PRECIPITATION ENDING AROUND 7 AM: 2.28 INCHES REPORTED ON THE 9TH

HIGHEST 48-HOUR PRECIPITATION:    2.80 INCHES REPORTED 8TH-9TH

HIGHEST 24-HOUR
SNOWFALL ENDING AROUND 7 AM:      1.4 INCHES REPORTED ON THE 10TH

- THIS WAS THE 16TH-WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD OUT OF 119 YEARS DATING
TO 1895...AND THE WETTEST SINCE 5.44 INCHES IN 2007

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

MONTH          PRECIP.  DEPARTURE

MAY 2012        2.00      -2.18
JUNE 2012       1.62      -2.31
JULY 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
MARCH 2013      0.62      -1.17
APRIL 2013      4.37      +2.14

12-MONTH TOTAL  13.25     -11.98


...HIGH WINDS/THUNDERSTORMS

THE ONLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM EVENT OF THE MONTH IN THE IMMEDIATE
KEARNEY AREA WAS A NOTABLE ONE...AS DAMAGING GUSTS OF 70+ MPH TORE
INTO PARTS OF THE CITY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THE 9TH.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THESE WINDS...INCLUDING
SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO THE LIBRARY ON THE UNIVERSITY OF
NEBRASKA-KEARNEY CAMPUS. A HOME WEATHER STATION CLOCKED A 76 MPH
GUST AT 1254 AM. LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE WAS ALSO REPORTED
WITHIN THE CITY DURING THIS SAME ROUND OF STORMS.

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