741  
CDUS41 KPBZ 180555  
CLIPIT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
155 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE PITTSBURGH PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 83 600 PM 91 1900 72 11 75  
MINIMUM 56 526 AM 32 1956 51 5 60  
AVERAGE 70 62 8 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.65 1945 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.20 2.01 -0.81 2.19  
SINCE MAR 1 11.06 8.48 2.58 8.33  
SINCE JAN 1 15.14 14.06 1.08 14.11  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE MAR 1 6.6 8.6 -2.0 4.5  
SINCE JUL 1 51.6 44.1 7.5 34.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 193 116 77 39  
SINCE MAR 1 987 1314 -327 920  
SINCE JUL 1 5365 5485 -120 4781  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 2 3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 7 23 -16 32  
SINCE MAR 1 67 33 34 69  
SINCE JAN 1 67 33 34 69    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 43 500 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE PITTSBURGH PA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1877  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 33 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 602 AM EDT SUNSET 834 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 601 AM EDT SUNSET 834 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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