Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
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CXUS53 KOAX 011523
CLMOMA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NEBRASKA
1015 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013
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...THE OMAHA EPPLEY, NEBRASKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 101 05/14
LOWEST 32 05/12
05/03
AVG. MAXIMUM 72.2 73.8 -1.6
AVG. MINIMUM 51.8 50.9 0.9
MEAN 62.0 62.3 -0.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 2
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.29 1883
MINIMUM 0.55 1989
TOTALS 5.74 4.76 0.98
DAILY AVG. 0.19
DAYS >= .01 13
DAYS >= .10 9
DAYS >= .50 5
DAYS >= 1.00 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.21 05/01 TO 05/02
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 2.0 1945
TOTALS 3.1R 0.0
SINCE 7/1 35.7
DAYS >= 1.0 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2R 05/02
24 HR TOTAL 3.1R 05/01 TO 05/02
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 177 148 29
SINCE 7/1 6134 6150 -16
COOLING TOTAL 89 66 23
SINCE 1/1 96 82 14
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/330 DATE 05/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/320 DATE 05/27
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 1
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
> INDICATES GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO.
< INDICATES LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO.
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...MAY WAS WETTER AND COOLER THAN NORMAL IN OMAHA...
FROM RECORD BREAKING COLD TO RECORD BREAKING HEAT MAY HAS BEEN QUITE
THE MONTH. THE MONTH BEGAN COLD, TEMPERATURES WERE 11 TO 19 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL FOR THE FIRST WEEK. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT WE
ALSO HAS RECORD LATE SEASON SNOWFALL ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA. THIS
COLD SNAP DIDN`T LAST LONG. BY THE END OF THE SECOND WEEK WE HIT 101
DEGREES, WHICH BROKE A NEAR 100 YEAR OLD RECORD. AFTER THE HEAT WAS
OVER THE RAINS BEGAN, WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF MUCH NEEDED RAIN
FALLING. THIS ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL MEANS WE`VE NOW HAD TWO STRAIGHT
MONTHS OF ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION IN OMAHA.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 62.0 DEGREES WAS 0.3 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL AND THE 65TH COLDEST FOR THE 143 YEARS OF RECORD AT OMAHA.
THE TOTAL MONTHLY PRECIPITATION OF 5.74 INCHES WAS 0.98 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL AND THE 28TH WETTEST ON RECORD. THE TOTAL MONTHLY
SNOWFALL 3.1 INCHES WHICH IS A NEW MONTHLY RECORD.
DAILY RECORDS SET IN MAY 2013:
DATE RECORD READING PREVIOUS RECORD
MAY 1 SNOWFALL 1.9 0.2 (1911)
MAY 2 SNOWFALL 1.2 0.0
MAY 4 SNOWFALL T T (2003)
MAY 12 LO TEMP 32 33 (1878)
MAY 14 HI TEMP 101 96 (1915)
MONTHLY RECORDS SET IN MAY 2013:
RECORD READING PREVIOUS RECORD
SNOWFALL 3.1 2.0 (1945)
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PEARSON/KLEMM/BRAND