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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
248 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE PITTSBURGH 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              90   04/24/1925
                        04/18/1896
 LOW               11   04/01/1923
HIGHEST            85                        MM       83  04/30
LOWEST             19                        MM       30  04/24
                                                          04/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.5              61.7     1.8     62.0
AVG. MINIMUM     41.3              40.2     1.1     38.8
MEAN             52.4              50.9     1.5     50.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      8               6.0     2.0        7
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.27   1852
 MINIMUM         0.48   1971
TOTALS           3.27              3.11    0.16
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.10    0.01     0.04
DAYS >= .01        11              13.8    -2.8       10
DAYS >= .10         6               8.4    -2.4        5
DAYS >= .50         3               1.6     1.4        0
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.3     0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.05   04/16 TO 04/16           04/22 TO 04/23
                        04/15 TO 04/16                    04/23 TO 04/23
                        04/16 TO 04/16                    04/23 TO 04/23

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           21.1   1902
 24 HR TOTAL     12.7   MM
TOTALS              T               1.5    -1.5        T
SINCE 7/1        57.4              41.4    16.0     36.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       3
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.4    -0.4        0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL        T   04/02 TO 04/02                 T

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     388               431     -43      437
 SINCE 7/1       5394              5476     -82     4537
COOLING TOTAL      17                 9       8        7
 SINCE 1/1         17                10       7       16
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/330    DATE  04/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/300    DATE  04/10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     57

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       2
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     15

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

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