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

UPDATED TO INCLUDE MONTHLY NARRATIVE/FURTHER DETAILS AT BOTTOM

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...THE HASTINGS 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              96   04/23/1989
 LOW                5   04/03/1936
HIGHEST            83   04/28        85      -2       94  04/24
LOWEST             23   04/09        23       0       34  04/23
                                                          04/11
                                                          04/10
AVG. MAXIMUM     57.3              62.9    -5.6     67.6
AVG. MINIMUM     33.2              38.6    -5.4     43.5
MEAN             45.3              50.7    -5.4     55.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               0.3     0.7        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     18               6.7    11.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.26   1896
 MINIMUM         0.03   1989
TOTALS           2.66              2.56    0.10     2.95
DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.09    0.00     0.10
DAYS >= .01         8                MM      MM        5
DAYS >= .10         6                MM      MM        5
DAYS >= .50         2                MM      MM        3
DAYS >= 1.00        0                MM      MM        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.05   04/21 TO 04/22

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           13.0   1944
TOTALS            3.7               1.2     2.5      0.0
SINCE 7/1        35.4              28.8     6.6     22.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         2                MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         1   04/18                          0  MM
                        04/11
                        04/10

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     588               432     156      298
 SINCE 7/1       6097              5839     258     5031
COOLING TOTAL       3                 5      -2       21
 SINCE 1/1          3                 5      -2       41
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/010    DATE  04/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/320    DATE  04/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

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

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

&&

...APRIL 2013 SUMMARY FOR HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

...TEMPERATURES

3 DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS SET IN APRIL 2013
APR 10: RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 30 (PREVIOUS 31 IN 1997)
APR 18: RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 36 (PREVIOUS 41 IN 1944
APR 23: RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 26 (PREVIOUS 27 IN 1909)

AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:    57.3 DEGREES (5.6 BELOW NORMAL)
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE:     33.2 DEGREES (5.4 BELOW NORMAL)
AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE:    45.3 DEGREES (5.4 BELOW NORMAL)

- BASED ON AVERAGE MEAN TEMP...THIS WAS THE 6TH-COLDEST APRIL
OUT OF 83 COMPLETE YEARS OF RECORD...AND THE COLDEST SINCE 1997

WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE:      83 DEGREES ON THE 28TH
COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE:      30 DEGREES ON THE 10TH

COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE:       23 DEGREES ON THE 9TH
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE:       53 DEGREES ON THE 29TH

WARMEST 2-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   82.5 DEGREES FROM THE 28TH-29TH

WARMEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   73.0 DEGREES FROM THE 24TH-30TH

WARMEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE:   57.1 DEGREES FROM THE 24TH-30TH

COLDEST 2-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   32.0 DEGREES FROM THE 10TH-11TH

COLDEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE:   46.3 DEGREES FROM THE 10TH-16TH

COLDEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED
ON AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE:   37.9 DEGREES FROM THE 10TH-16TH


...PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL

1 DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD SET IN APRIL 2013
APR 22: RECORD SNOW OF A TRACE (PREVIOUSLY NEVER RECORDED)

TOTAL MONTHLY PRECIPITATION: 2.66 INCHES  (0.10 ABOVE NORMAL)
TOTAL MONTHLY SNOWFALL:       3.7 INCHES  (2.5 ABOVE NORMAL)

- THIS WAS THE 22ND-SNOWIEST APRIL ON RECORD OUT OF 119
YEARS...AND THE SNOWIEST SINCE 6.3 INCHES IN 2003

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 OR MORE): 8

HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY PRECIPITATION: 0.91 INCHES ON THE 22ND
HIGHEST 2-DAY PRECIPITATION:        1.05 INCHES ON THE 21ST-22ND

HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL:       1.7 INCHES ON THE 18TH
HIGHEST 2-DAY SNOWFALL:              2.5 INCHES ON THE 17TH-18TH

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

MONTH          PRECIP.  DEPARTURE

MAY 2012        4.07      -0.50
JUNE 2012       2.35      -1.45
JULY 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
MARCH 2013      2.25      +0.46
APRIL 2013      2.66      +0.10

12-MONTH TOTAL  20.98     -6.13

...OTHER WEATHER ELEMENTS

HIGHEST WIND GUST: 47 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 9TH
(ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AREA)

HIGHEST SURFACE SEA LEVEL PRESSURE: 30.35 ON THE 23RD
LOWEST SURFACE SEA LEVEL PRESSURE:  29.23 ON THE 14TH


...APRIL 2013 NARRATIVE FOR HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

APRIL 2013 WILL LIKELY BE MOST REMEMBERED FOR A PRONOUNCED STRETCH
OF WELL-BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THAT MAINLY DOMINATED THE MIDDLE
TWO WEEKS OF THE MONTH. IN FACT...APRIL 2013 NOT ONLY AVERAGED ABOUT
10 DEGREES COLDER THAN APRIL 2012...BUT AVERAGED EIGHT DEGREES
COOLER THAN THE INCREDIBLY WARM MARCH OF 2012.
PRECIPITATION-WISE...THE MONTH AVERAGED VERY CLOSE TO NORMAL...BUT
WAS HIGH ENOUGH FOR THE MOST PRECIPITATION IN A CALENDAR MONTH IN
NEARLY A YEAR...SINCE MAY 2011. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DROUGHT
MONITOR...A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN DROUGHT CLASSIFICATION OCCURRED
ACROSS THE ADAMS COUNTY AREA DURING THE MONTH...IMPROVING FROM
EXTREME/EXCEPTIONAL...TO SEVERE/EXTREME.

FOCUSING ON PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL IN MORE DETAIL...THE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION TOTAL OF 2.66 INCHES AT HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
WAS ONLY 0.10 INCHES ABOVE THE APRIL NORMAL OF 2.56 INCHES. THE
OVERALL WETTEST CALENDAR DAY OF THE MONTH WAS THE 22ND WITH 0.91
INCHES...WHICH INCLUDED A TRACE OF SNOW. EXCEPT FOR 0.03 INCHES
THAT FELL ON THE 30TH...ALL MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL BETWEEN
THE 7TH-22ND...WITH BOTH THE FIRST AND LAST WEEKS FEATURING
PREDOMINANTLY DRY CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALED 3.7 INCHES FOR THE
MONTH...2.5 INCHES ABOVE THE APRIL NORMAL OF 1.2 INCHES. THIS RANKED
AS THE 22ND-SNOWIEST APRIL ON RECORD OUT OF 119 YEARS...AND THE
SNOWIEST SINCE 6.3 INCHES IN 2003. MOST OF THE SNOWFALL FOR THE
MONTH ACCUMULATED FROM THE 17TH-18TH...WITH A 2-DAY TOTAL OF 2.5
INCHES.

TEMPERATURE-WISE...THE MONTHLY MEAN TEMPERATURE RESULTING FROM
AVERAGING BOTH THE HIGHS AND LOWS WAS 45.3 DEGREES...5.4 DEGREES
BELOW THE APRIL NORMAL. THIS RESULTED IN THE 6TH-COLDEST APRIL ON
RECORD OUT OF 83 YEARS OF COMPLETE RECORDS...AND THE COLDEST SINCE
1997. A PRONOUNCED SPRING CHILL DOMINATED THE MAJORITY OF THE
MONTH...AS 21 OF THE 30 DAYS FEATURED A BELOW NORMAL MEAN
TEMPERATURE...INCLUDING A NOTABLE 17 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BETWEEN THE
9TH-25TH. TWO OF THESE DAYS...THE 10TH AND 18TH...SET DAILY RECORDS
FOR COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE...WITH 30 AND 36 DEGREES RESPECTIVELY.
ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE TEMPERATURE TIDBITS OF THE MONTH WAS THAT 18
DAYS FEATURED A LOW TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR COLDER...TIED WITH
1956 FOR THE 4TH-MOST IN APRIL OUT OF 103 YEARS OF AVAILABLE
DATA...AND TRAILING ONLY 1909...1950 AND 1918. BY FAR THE WARMEST
STRETCH OF THE MONTH WAS THE FINAL SIX DAYS...WHICH FEATURED HIGH
TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 70-83 DEGREES. THE WARMEST HIGH OF THE MONTH
WAS 83 DEGREES ON THE 28TH...WHICH ALSO MARKED THE FIRST 80+ DEGREE
READING OF THE YEAR. FOR LOW TEMPERATURES...THE COLDEST READING WAS
23 DEGREES ON THE 9TH...AND THE MILDEST LOW WAS 53 DEGREES ON THE
29TH.

ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED THE IMMEDIATE
HASTINGS AREA DURING THE MONTH...THERE WERE A FEW REPORTS OF HAIL
RANGING FROM DIME TO QUARTER SIZE IN AND NEAR THE CITY ON THE
9TH...INCLUDING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT THE NWS OFFICE AT 153 AM. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST OF THE MONTH AT HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...47
MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST...OCCURRED AROUND 2 AM ON THE 9TH IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AREA.

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