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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
927 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE SALISBURY MD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 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   04/27/1915
                        04/26/1915
 LOW               15   04/01/1923
HIGHEST            90   04/10        72      18       88  04/16
LOWEST             26   04/03        40     -14       32  04/08
AVG. MAXIMUM     68.9              64.9     4.0     68.3
AVG. MINIMUM     45.5              43.1     2.4     44.3
MEAN             57.2              54.0     3.2     56.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.1     0.9        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      3               3.4    -0.4        1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.30   1983
 MINIMUM         0.39   2010
TOTALS           3.78              3.55    0.23     2.96
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.12    0.01     0.10
DAYS >= .01        10              10.9    -0.9       11
DAYS >= .10         7               7.0     0.0        5
DAYS >= .50         3               2.4     0.6        1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.0     0.0        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.17   04/28 TO 04/29

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           10.0   5
                        0
                        -26215
TOTALS            0.0
SINCE 7/1         2.8               9.3    -6.5      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM       MM
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                            MM  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   04/30 TO 04/30                MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     273               345     -72      283
 SINCE 7/1       3748              4280    -532     3169
COOLING TOTAL      46                15      31       30
 SINCE 1/1         46                17      29       37
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/200    DATE  04/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    36/280    DATE  04/01

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     12

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

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