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

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...THE FRANKFORT KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...
...COR TO THUNDERSTORM DAYS...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 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              95   04/27/1914
 LOW               16   04/01/1969
HIGHEST            83   04/10        MM      MM       83  04/03
LOWEST             21   04/03        MM      MM       28  04/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     66.5              67.0    -0.5     68.3
AVG. MINIMUM     41.7              43.3    -1.6     43.6
MEAN             54.1              55.2    -1.1     56.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      6               3.8     2.2        3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        13.95   2011
 MINIMUM         0.69   1896
TOTALS           3.18              3.69   -0.51     2.63
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.12   -0.01     0.09
DAYS >= .01         8                MM      MM       14
DAYS >= .10         6                MM      MM        7
DAYS >= .50         3                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0                MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.85   04/11 TO 04/12

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
TOTALS             MM                MM      MM       MM
SINCE 7/1          MM                MM      MM       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     MM                MM      MM       MM
DAYS >= 1.0         0                MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        MM                                 MM  MM
 24 HR TOTAL       MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     337               314      23      273
 SINCE 7/1       4691              4578     113     3787
COOLING TOTAL      19                18       1       11
 SINCE 1/1         19                20      -1       38
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/190    DATE  04/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/120    DATE  04/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN                8     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      1
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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