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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
209 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012


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...THE PITTSBURGH PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         80    346 PM  90    1883  68     12       51
  MINIMUM         64    537 AM  30    1971  46     18       39
  AVERAGE         72                        57     15       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1958   0.11  -0.11     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      0.43   0.74     0.98
  SINCE JUN 1     34.02                     34.67  -0.65    41.07
  SINCE JAN 1     11.86                     11.58   0.28    18.48

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1973   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       20
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        37    -37       49
  SINCE MAR 1    859                      1256   -397     1202
  SINCE JUL 1   4537                      5513   -976     5701

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   29                         3     26        0
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        13     32       14
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        13     32       14
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM
 LOWEST     48           300 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE PITTSBURGH PA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      2005
                                             1979
                                             1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   821 PM EDT
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   822 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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