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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE
1207 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE MILWAUKEE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 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   04/22/1980
 LOW               12   04/07/1982
                        04/03/1886
                        04/16/1875
HIGHEST            85   04/30        77       8       74  04/15
LOWEST             25   04/03        24       1       31  04/12
                                                          04/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     51.4              53.8    -2.4     54.1
AVG. MINIMUM     35.6              37.3    -1.7     38.5
MEAN             43.5              45.6    -2.1     46.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      9               6.3     2.7        3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.31   1973
 MINIMUM         0.46   1915
TOTALS           7.38R             3.56    3.82     2.69
DAILY AVG.       0.25              0.12    0.13     0.09
DAYS >= .01        12              12.1    -0.1        7
DAYS >= .10         8               6.6     1.4        6
DAYS >= .50         6               2.6     3.4        2
DAYS >= 1.00        3               0.9     2.1        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.61   04/17 TO 04/18              1.06

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           15.8   1973
TOTALS            0.4               2.0    -1.6      0.0
SINCE 7/1        45.0              46.8    -1.8     29.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.4    -0.4        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         T   04/14                          0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.2   04/19 TO 04/19               0.0
                        04/14 TO 04/14

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     641               588      53      551
 SINCE 7/1       6441              6497     -56     5313
COOLING TOTAL       3                 5      -2        1
 SINCE 1/1          3                 5      -2       12
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/060    DATE  04/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/060    DATE  04/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      6

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

&&

THIS APRIL WAS THE WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD IN MILWAUKEE.

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