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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
403 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1839 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              95   04/22/1935
 LOW               40   04/07/1960
HIGHEST            87   04/20                         89
                        04/12
                        04/01
LOWEST             60   04/06                         57
AVG. MAXIMUM     82.9              82.7     0.2     81.9
AVG. MINIMUM     71.9              69.7     2.2     68.2
MEAN             77.4              76.2     1.2     75.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        19.47   1979
 MINIMUM         0.02   1946
TOTALS           5.92              2.89    3.03     5.23
DAILY AVG.       0.20              0.10    0.10     0.17
DAYS >= .01        14                                  9
DAYS >= .10         9                                  7
DAYS >= .50         4                                  4
DAYS >= 1.00        1                                  1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.77   04/04 TO 04/05

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 1      -1        0
 SINCE 7/1         85               112     -27       65
COOLING TOTAL     381               337      44      310
 SINCE 1/1        970               947      23     1060
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/350    DATE  04/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    30/030    DATE  04/15

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      4

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

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................DATA FOR HOLLYWOOD...APRIL 2013..............
.....NORMALS USED FOR COMPARISON ARE FORT LAUDERDALE (FLL).....

...TEMPERATURE DATA...

AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH .... 76.3 OR 0.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
AVERAGE MAXIMUM .......... 81.9 OR 0.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
AVERAGE MINIMUM .......... 70.8 OR 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH: 86 DEGREES ON THE 15TH,16TH,20TH,21ST.
LOWEST  TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH: 59 DEGREES ON THE 7TH,8TH.


...PRECIPITATION...

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH 6.61 INCHES OR 3.72 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 10.04 INCHES OR 2.80 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
GREATEST 24-HOUR PERIOD RAINFALL 1.81 INCHES ON THE 5TH.

NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.01 INCHES OR MORE ...  12.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.10 INCHES OR MORE ...  11.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.50 INCHES OR MORE ...   5.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 1.00 INCHES OR MORE ...   1.

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