CXUS53 KLOT 011612 CLMVPZ CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1112 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE VALPARAISO IN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 88 04/18/2002 LOW 18 04/02/2021 HIGHEST 81 04/16 82 04/13 04/14 LOWEST 28 04/25 26 04/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.5 62.1 -0.6 62.5 AVG. MINIMUM 41.7 39.7 2.0 37.6 MEAN 51.6 50.9 0.7 50.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 2 7.2 -5.2 8 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.22 1999 MINIMUM 1.15 2005 TOTALS 4.65 3.26 1.39 1.56 DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.11 0.05 0.05 DAYS >= .01 16 11.4 4.6 13 DAYS >= .10 11 6.9 4.1 6 DAYS >= .50 3 2.5 0.5 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL MM 0.62 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 402 432 -30 447 SINCE 7/1 5019 5540 -521 MM COOLING TOTAL 9 9 0 7 SINCE 1/1 9 12 -3 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/250 DATE 04/02 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/260 DATE 04/02 47/260 04/17 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 11 LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$