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CXUS53 KGID 091919 AAA  
CLMODX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
220 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013  
 
UPDATED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL DETAILED DATA AT BOTTOM  
   
...............................  
 
   
..THE ORD NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2013  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
HIGHEST 87 04/28 MM MM 90  
LOWEST 19 04/09 MM MM 23  
04/02  
AVG. MAXIMUM 56.5 61.6 -5.1 65.0  
AVG. MINIMUM 28.9 35.9 -7.0 38.8  
MEAN 42.7 48.8 -6.1 51.9  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 1  
DAYS MAX <= 32 2  
DAYS MIN <= 32 21 9.3 11.7 6  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
TOTALS 2.51 2.59 -0.08 5.29  
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.09 -0.01 0.18  
DAYS >= .01 9 MM MM 7  
DAYS >= .10 3 MM MM 7  
DAYS >= .50 1 MM MM 4  
DAYS >= 1.00 1 MM MM 2  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.93 04/08 TO 04/09  
 
DEGREE_DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 661  
SINCE 7/1 6602  
COOLING TOTAL 1  
SINCE 1/1 1    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/290 DATE 04/10  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/290 DATE 04/10  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6  
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 1  
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2  
LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0  
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3  
HAZE 3  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
   
..APRIL 2013 DETAILS FOR ORD EVELYN SHARP FIELD  
 
..TEMPERATURES  
 
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE: 56.5 DEGREES (5.1 BELOW NORMAL)  
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE: 28.9 DEGREES (7.0 BELOW NORMAL)  
AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE: 42.7 DEGREES (6.1 BELOW NORMAL)  
 
WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE: 87 DEGREES ON THE 28TH  
COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE: 28 DEGREES ON THE 10TH  
 
COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE: 19 DEGREES ON THE 2ND AND 9TH  
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE: 48 DEGREES ON THE 29TH  
 
WARMEST 2-DAY STRETCH BASED  
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE: 85.0 DEGREES FROM THE 28TH-29TH  
 
WARMEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED  
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE: 75.0 DEGREES FROM THE 24TH-30TH  
 
WARMEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED  
ON AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE: 55.1 DEGREES FROM THE 24TH-30TH  
 
COLDEST 2-DAY STRETCH BASED  
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE: 29.5 DEGREES FROM THE 10TH-11TH  
 
COLDEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED  
ON AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE: 43.1 DEGREES FROM THE 9TH-15TH  
 
COLDEST 7-DAY STRETCH BASED  
ON AVERAGE MEAN TEMPERATURE: 34.0 DEGREES FROM THE 9TH-15TH  
 
...PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL  
 
(SNOWFALL DATA FROM THE NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER IN ORD)  
 
TOTAL MONTHLY PRECIPITATION: 2.51 INCHES (0.08 BELOW NORMAL)  
TOTAL MONTHLY SNOWFALL: 7.0 INCHES (4.5 ABOVE NORMAL)  
 
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 OR MORE): 9  
 
HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY PRECIPITATION: 1.70 INCHES ON THE 9TH  
HIGHEST 2-DAY PRECIPITATION: 1.93 INCHES ON THE 8TH-9TH  
 
HIGHEST 24-HOUR  
SNOWFALL ENDING AROUND 7 AM: 3.5 INCHES REPORTED ON THE 23RD  
 
PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND  
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS:  
 
MONTH PRECIP. DEPARTURE  
 
MAY 2012 2.26 -1.55  
JUNE 2012 0.33 -3.79  
JULY 2012 0.15 -2.82  
AUG. 2012 0.79 -2.37  
SEP. 2012 0.13 -2.31  
OCT. 2012 0.32 -1.61  
NOV. 2012 0.12 -0.95  
DEC. 2012 0.35 -0.24  
JAN. 2013 0.14 -0.23  
FEB. 2012 1.48 +1.04  
MARCH 2013 0.61 -0.84  
APRIL 2013 2.51 -0.08  
 
12-MONTH TOTAL 9.19 -15.75  
 
...OTHER WEATHER ELEMENTS  
 
HIGHEST WIND GUST: 55 MPH FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON THE 10TH  
 
HIGHEST SURFACE SEA LEVEL PRESSURE: 30.40 ON THE 22ND  
LOWEST SURFACE SEA LEVEL PRESSURE: 29.27 ON THE 14TH  
 
 
 
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