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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
617 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE LEXINGTON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...
...COR TO AVG MAXIMUM...NO CHANGE TO AVG MINIMUM OR MEAN TEMP...
...COR TO THUNDERSTORM DAYS...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 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              91   04/30/1942
 LOW               15   04/18/1875
HIGHEST            84   04/10        MM      MM       83  04/03
LOWEST             28   04/03        MM      MM       29  04/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     66.9              65.8     1.1     67.6
AVG. MINIMUM     45.0              44.7     0.3     44.2
MEAN             55.9              55.3     0.6     55.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      3               2.7     0.3        3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.70   2011
 MINIMUM         0.40   1896
TOTALS           4.87              3.60    1.27     2.30
DAILY AVG.       0.16              0.12    0.04     0.08
DAYS >= .01         9              12.1    -3.1       10
DAYS >= .10         8               7.3     0.7        5
DAYS >= .50         5               2.4     2.6        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.7    -0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.35   04/16 TO 04/17

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            5.9   5
                        0
TOTALS            0.0               0.3    -0.3      0.0
SINCE 7/1        12.5              13.0    -0.5      7.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   04/30 TO 04/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     296               313     -17      284
 SINCE 7/1       4587              4489      98     3748
COOLING TOTAL      29                20       9       15
 SINCE 1/1         29                22       7       49
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/270    DATE  04/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/280    DATE  04/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

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