Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Above Average? Yes, Please!

Yesterday was an absolutely beautiful day. The observed high temperature was 75 degrees F (10 degrees above average) at 5:05 pm. Even the low temperature was wonderful. The low was 52 degrees F (12 degrees above average), observed a 5:45 am.

regional high temperatures 4/29/13

regional low temperatures 4/29/13

The winds were gusting at 16-22 mph out of the South. The warm winds brought some cloud cover and light drizzle, totaling 2 tenths of an inch of precipitation.

surface map of United States evening of 4/29/13, showing fair weather for Eau Claire, which is between two warm fronts
From the above surface map, you can see that we were in a warm air mass yesterday. The cold front to the west will make its way into our area within the next day, bringing a chance for rain showers but not threatening to cool off the temperatures quite yet.

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