CXUS51 KPBZ 011254 CLAPIT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 853 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2009 ................................... ...THE PITTSBURGH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 07/16/1988 08/06/1918 07/10/1881 LOW -22 01/19/1994 HIGHEST 91 MM 92 08/24 08/08 LOWEST 2 MM -5 02/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 60.4 59.9 0.5 61.6 AVG. MINIMUM 41.4 40.7 0.7 42.5 MEAN 50.9 50.3 0.6 52.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 3 8.4 -5.4 15 DAYS MAX <= 32 34 34.9 -0.9 38 DAYS MIN <= 32 125 118.8 6.2 114 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 3.9 -3.9 2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 52.94 2004 MINIMUM 32.33 2002 TOTALS 39.69 37.85 1.84 DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.10 0.01 0.11 DAYS >= .01 173 153.2 19.8 154 DAYS >= .10 85 85.0 0.0 81 DAYS >= .50 25 23.6 1.4 27 DAYS >= 1.00 7 6.0 1.0 6 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.23 MM 12/31 TO 12/31 12/31 TO 12/31[J) 12/31 TO 12/31[J) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 70.2 2003 24 HR TOTAL 8.8 MM TOTALS 43.9 40.6 3.3 43.9 SINCE 7/1 11.6 10.4 1.2 8.9 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0 DAYS >= TRACE 79 DAYS >= 1.0 14 12.1 1.9 16 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 5.0 MM 5.5 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 5711 5829 -118 5461 SINCE 7/1 2195 2194 1 1920 COOLING TOTAL 663 654 9 893 SINCE 1/1 663 726 -63 893 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/210 DATE 01/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/290 DATE 06/26 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 40 MIXED PRECIP 3 HEAVY RAIN 27 RAIN 46 LIGHT RAIN 159 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 13 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 32 LIGHT SNOW 78 SLEET 8 FOG 202 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 14 HAZE 113 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$