Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
727 CXUS51 KCTP 010836 CLMAOO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 436 AM EDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ALTOONA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 89 04/21/1985 04/27/1962 LOW 12 04/07/1982 HIGHEST 86 04/29 85 04/13 04/20 04/21 LOWEST 29 04/22 27 04/08 AVG. MAXIMUM 63.8 61.0 2.8 65.9 AVG. MINIMUM 42.6 39.8 2.8 40.7 MEAN 53.2 50.4 2.8 53.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 4 6.5 -2.5 8 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.74 2011 MINIMUM 0.51 1971 TOTALS 6.21 3.28 2.93 3.35 DAILY AVG. 0.21 0.11 0.10 0.11 DAYS >= .01 15 12.7 2.3 10 DAYS >= .10 9 7.2 1.8 6 DAYS >= .50 4 2.0 2.0 2 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.6 1.4 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.16 04/02 TO 04/03 1.07 04/29 TO 04/30 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 363 445 -82 359 SINCE 7/1 4747 5533 -786 MM COOLING TOTAL 13 7 6 18 SINCE 1/1 13 8 5 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/280 DATE 04/12 35/290 04/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/310 DATE 04/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.53 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 9 LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$