479 CXUS51 KRLX 012113 CLMEKN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 513 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013 ................................... ...THE ELKINS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1899 TO 2013 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 90 04/24/1925 LOW 3 04/10/1985 HIGHEST 84 04/10 MM MM 85 04/16 LOWEST 17 04/03 MM MM 24 04/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 66.2 62.8 3.4 63.8 AVG. MINIMUM 37.9 36.6 1.3 36.4 MEAN 52.1 49.7 2.4 50.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 DAYS MIN <= 32 12 10.2 1.8 10 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.25 1927 MINIMUM 1.02 1971 TOTALS 2.73 3.80 -1.07 2.24 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.13 -0.04 0.07 DAYS >= .01 11 15.2 -4.2 13 DAYS >= .10 6 9.3 -3.3 6 DAYS >= .50 2 2.3 -0.3 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.19 04/04 TO 04/04 04/28 TO 04/29 04/29 TO 04/29 04/29 TO 04/29 STORM TOTAL MM MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM 04/29(00) TO 04/29(00) 04/29(00) TO 04/29(00)9 04/29(00) TO 04/29(00)9 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 24.8 1987 TOTALS T 5.5 -5.5 0.2 SINCE 7/1 77.5 83.5 -6.0 30.6 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.6 -1.6 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM -1 24 HR TOTAL T 04/01 TO 04/01 04/29 TO 04/29 04/29 TO 04/29 04/29 TO 04/29 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 384 462 -78 438 SINCE 7/1 5558 5563 -5 4626 COOLING TOTAL 3 3 0 0 SINCE 1/1 3 3 0 0 .......................................................... WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/290 DATE 04/24 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/290 DATE 04/24 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$