Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
500 AM PDT MON MAY 05 2025

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...THE EUREKA CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1886 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             80   04/30/2014
                       04/09/1989
                       06/01/1970
 LOW              31   04/05/1895
HIGHEST           66   04/10         MM      MM       63
LOWEST            39   04/04         MM      MM       37
AVG. MAXIMUM    56.9               57.4    -0.5     57.0
AVG. MINIMUM    45.3               44.2     1.1     43.9
MEAN            51.1               50.8     0.3     50.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.25   2003
 MINIMUM        0.24   1909
TOTALS          1.95               3.64   -1.69
DAYS >= .01        9               13.8    -4.8       11
DAYS >= .10        6                8.2    -2.2        3
DAYS >= .50        0                2.5    -2.5        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.6    -0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.10   03/31 TO 04/01

 LIQUID 7/1       MM                         MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    411                426     -15      432
 SINCE 7/1      3758               3884    -126       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    17/350    DATE  04/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/MM     DATE  04/01

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.58
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     HEAVY RAIN                 0
RAIN                      0     LIGHT RAIN                11
HAIL                      1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODEST PRECIPITATION STARTED THE MONTH OF
APRIL OFF WITH A FAIRLY MILD PATTERN WHICH WAS A BIT DRIER THAN
NORMAL BUT CLOSE TO AVERAGE AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES GO. PRECIPITATION
TOTALS WERE 54% OF NORMAL RECORD FOR THE MONTH. LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED
FORM LATE MARCH`S HEAVIER STORM SYSTEMS, TAPERING OFF IN EARLY APRIL
WITH THE FIRST WEEK OR SO DELIVERING LIGHT ACCUMULATION. DRYER,
WARMER CONDITIONS WERE MORE FREQUENT BUT NOT DOMINANT AS THERE WERE
MORE DAYS OF CLOUDY OR PARTLY CLOUDY THAN FAIR. FOG WAS PRESENT FOR
ALMOST HALF OF THE MONTH. NORTHERLY WINDS BECAME MORE PREVALENT
WHICH IS TYPICAL AS WE TRANSITION TO SUMMER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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