Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
840 NOUS41 KPBZ 011414 CCA PNSPBZ OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029- 031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-020200- Public Information Statement...CORRECTED FOR FIVE YEAR CLIMATE National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1012 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 ...MONTHLY CLIMATE DATA FOR APRIL 2024... ********* PITTSBURGH MONTHLY SUMMARY ********** The Pittsburgh PA climate summary for the month of April, 2024. The maximum temperature for the period was 83. The record maximum temperature is 90 degrees which was last set in 1925. The minimum temperature for the period was 31. The record minimum temperature is 11 degrees which was set in 1923. The average temperature was 56.8 degrees which is 5.3 degrees above the normal average temperature of 51.5 degrees. The maximum temperature did not exceed 90 degrees. The minimum temperature dropped below 32 degrees on 1 day this period. A total of 7.93 inches of precipitation fell during the period which is 4.61 inches above the normal amount of 3.32. There were 263 heating degree days this period which is 150 below the normal amount of 413 days. There were 27 cooling degree days this period which is 18 above the normal amount of 9 days. The maximum wind was 43 miles per hour from the west and occurred on April 17. The maximum wind gust was 53 miles per hour from the west and occurred on April 12. RECENT APRIL CLIMATOLOGY FOR PITTSBURGH YEAR AVG HI AVG LOW AVG TEMP PRECIP SNOW --------------------------------------------------- 2019 64.3 43.6 54.0 3.44 T 2020 57.8 37.5 47.6 4.59 0.1 2021 62.2 40.4 51.3 2.67 2.4 2022 58.4 39.3 48.9 3.22 0.9 2023 64.4 41.2 52.8 2.18 T ********* ZANESVILLE MONTHLY SUMMARY ********** The Zanesville OH climate summary for the month of April, 2024. The maximum temperature for the period was 85. The record maximum temperature is 92 degrees which was last set in 1942. The minimum temperature for the period was 28. The record minimum temperature is 10 degrees which was set in 1923. The average temperature was 56.9 degrees which is 4.1 degrees above the normal average temperature of 52.8 degrees. The maximum temperature did not exceed 90 degrees. The minimum temperature dropped below 32 degrees on 2 days this period. A total of 5.87 inches of precipitation fell during the period which is 2.01 inches above the normal amount of 3.86. There were 263 heating degree days this period which is 113 below the normal amount of 376 days. There were 29 cooling degree days this period which is 19 above the normal amount of 10 days. The maximum wind was 35 miles per hour from the west and occurred on April 17. The maximum wind gust was 55 miles per hour from the west and occurred on April 17. RECENT APRIL CLIMATOLOGY FOR ZANESVILLE YEAR AVG HI AVG LOW AVG TEMP PRECIPITATION ------------------------------------------------- 2019 66.1 43.7 54.9 3.88 2020 59.8 38.4 49.1 4.85 2021 64.3 40.4 52.4 2.19 2022 60.7 40.0 50.4 3.38 2023 66.3 40.0 53.1 3.39 ********* MORGANTOWN MONTHLY SUMMARY ********** The Morgantown WV climate summary for the month of April, 2024. The maximum temperature for the period was 85. The record maximum temperature is 93 degrees which was set in 1899. The minimum temperature for the period was 29. The record minimum temperature is 6 degrees which was set in 1923. The average temperature was 58.2 degrees which is 4.4 degrees above the normal average temperature of 53.8 degrees. The maximum temperature did not exceed 90 degrees. The minimum temperature dropped below 32 degrees on 2 days this period. A total of 5.48 inches of precipitation fell during the period which is 1.61 inches above the normal amount of 3.87. There were 235 heating degree days this period which is 119 below the normal amount of 354 days. There were 36 cooling degree days this period which is 19 above the normal amount of 17 days. The maximum wind was 22 miles per hour from the southwest and occurred on April 12. The maximum wind gust was 40 miles per hour from the southwest and occurred on April 14. RECENT APRIL CLIMATOLOGY FOR MORGANTOWN YEAR AVG HI AVG LOW AVG TEMP PRECIP ------------------------------------------- 2019 68.2 46.8 57.5 3.44 2020 59.5 39.2 49.4 5.52 2021 64.1 42.0 53.1 3.21 2022 62.4 40.8 51.6 3.56 2023 68.1 43.0 55.6 1.41 $$