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CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1014 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE SYRACUSE NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1902 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              92   04/28/1990
 LOW                9   04/07/1972
HIGHEST            75   04/28        56      19       90  04/16
                        04/19
LOWEST             24   04/02        36     -12       26  04/28
AVG. MAXIMUM     56.4              57.2    -0.8     56.8
AVG. MINIMUM     35.7              36.6    -0.9     34.9
MEAN             46.1              46.9    -0.8     45.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               0.2     0.8        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     12               8.9     3.1       12
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.53   2011
 MINIMUM         0.84   2010
TOTALS           3.59              3.19    0.40     2.24
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.11    0.01     0.07
DAYS >= .01        16              14.0     2.0       13
DAYS >= .10         9               8.1     0.9        6
DAYS >= .50         3               2.1     0.9        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.3    -0.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.11   04/09 TO 04/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           16.4   1983
 24 HR TOTAL      7.1   04/04/1975 TO 04/04/1975
 SNOW DEPTH         8   04/06/1975
                        04/05/1975
TOTALS           12.0               3.8     8.2        T
SINCE 7/1       115.4             123.7    -8.3     50.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       8               2.6     5.4        2
DAYS >= 1.0         1               1.5    -0.5        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         8R  04/03                          0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL     10.5R  04/02 TO 04/02

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     562               547      15      574
 SINCE 7/1       5897              6335    -438     5008
COOLING TOTAL       0                 4      -4        6
 SINCE 1/1          0                 4      -4        7
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/214
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/250    DATE  04/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/160    DATE  04/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.80
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               20     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      1
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

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

&&
TIED 4TH HIGHEST APRIL SNOWFALL.

A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 10.5 INCHES FELL AT SYRACUSE HANCOCK FIELD
APRIL 2. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD FOR APRIL 2ND OF 1.4 SET IN
1991.

THIS ALSO BREAKS THE ONE DAY CALENDAR DAY RECORD FOR APRIL WHICH WAS
7.1 INCHES ON APRIL 4TH 1975.

THE SNOWDEPTH ON APRIL 3RD OF 8 INCHES TIED THE GREATEST APRIL SNOW
DEPTH SET ON APRIL 5 AND 6 IN 1975.

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