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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
207 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012


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...THE PITTSBURGH PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         87    401 PM  95    1887  67     20       53
  MINIMUM         64    651 AM  32    1986  46     18       43
                                      1981
                                      1978
  AVERAGE         76                        56     20       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.83          0.93 1987   0.11   0.72     0.69
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      0.32   0.85     0.96
  SINCE JUN 1     34.02                     34.56  -0.54    41.05
  SINCE JAN 1     11.86                     11.47   0.39    18.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1940   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE OCT 1     36.9                      41.9   -5.0     56.7
  SINCE JUL 1     36.9                      41.9   -5.0     56.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9       17
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        28    -28       29
  SINCE MAR 1    859                      1247   -388     1182
  SINCE JUL 1   4537                      5504   -967     5681

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         1     10        0
  MONTH TO DATE   22                         2     20        0
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        12     26       14
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        12     26       14
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM
 LOWEST     36           300 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE PITTSBURGH PA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1883
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   616 AM EDT   SUNSET   820 PM EDT
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   821 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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SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 7 AM EST OR 8 AM EDT.
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