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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA                               
212 AM EST WED JAN 4 2012


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...THE PITTSBURGH PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         23    151 AM  65    1907  36    -13       34       
  MINIMUM          9   1144 PM -12    1879  22    -13       18       
  AVERAGE         16                        29    -13       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.06 1914   0.08   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.26  -0.06     0.78    
  SINCE JUN 1     22.36                     23.35  -0.99    23.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.20                      0.26  -0.06     0.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        3.1          11.2  1914   0.3    2.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.8                       1.0    3.8      0.0     
  SINCE OCT 1      7.6                      11.7   -4.1     12.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                      11.7   -4.1     12.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        36     13       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       108      0       89       
  SINCE DEC 1    950                      1120   -170     1304       
  SINCE JUL 1   1945                      2283   -338     2405       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE PITTSBURGH PA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        68      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -8      1981                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2012.......SUNRISE   744 AM EST   SUNSET   507 PM EST   
JANUARY  5 2012.......SUNRISE   744 AM EST   SUNSET   508 PM EST   

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





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SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 7 AM EST OR 8 AM EDT.
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