April, 2001 Weather Data

Sittel Field, Bellevue, NE

! before day indicates comment about day's weather appears at bottom of page.

t after PREC indicates precipitation type. r=rain, *=snow, z=freezing rain, l=sleet. Multiple types may be indicated by # and explained fully at bottom of page if more than 2 types of precipitation occurred in the same day.

                        WIND
     degF  degF  inch   GUSTmph
DAY  HIGH  LOW   PRECt  HI/DIR       MONTH SUMMARY
---  ----  ----  -----  ------       -------------
 01  49.0  26.9  0.01r  22/ESE       Average high temperature:  68.3
 02  63.1  32.6  0.00   20/NE        Average  low temperature:  44.1
!03  48.4  37.1  0.31r  29/ENE
 04  62.0  43.8  0.00   19/ESE       Maximum high:  88.0 / 27th
!05  58.6  49.5  0.15r  15/S         Minimum high:  44.3 / 16th
 06  70.4  47.8  0.03r  36/SSE 
!07  71.1  45.6  0.00   52/SSW       Minimum  low:  26.9 /  1st
!08  84.0  39.3  0.66r  26/SW        Maximum  low:  63.1 / 30th
 09  70.2  43.6  0.00   21/NNW
!10  59.8  45.4  0.33r  28/NW        Total Precipitation  :  2.79"
!11  66.2  43.1  0.77r  39/WSW       Max. daily precip    :  0.77" / 11th
 12  58.6  40.4  0.00   38/NW        Number of precip days:   14
!13  67.9  36.9  0.04r  23/SSW       Monthly snowfall     :   0.0"
!14  69.6  41.3  0.00   24/SSE       Max. daily snowfall  :   -- / --
 15  59.4  40.0  0.00   33/NNW       
 16  44.3  35.2  0.00   38/NNW       Highest wind    :  52/SSW /  7th
 17  52.6  29.1  0.00   18/NNW       Average daily max gust: 28.2 mph 
 18  65.6  32.7  0.00   23/SSW       
 19  72.3  46.7  0.00   29/S         Highest heat index:  84.8 / 27th
!20  79.2  51.5  0.22r  38/SSW       Lowest  wind chill:   7.1 / 16th
!21  70.5  52.3  0.09r  22/NW        
!22  72.6  50.7  0.10r  37/SSE       Highest barometer: 30.59" / 17th
 23  63.3  37.4    TRr  42/NW        Lowest  barometer: 29.09" / 11th
 24  73.1  34.6  0.03r  29/SSW       
 25  78.3  44.8  0.00   15/NW        Highest dew point:   65.7 /  6th
 26  87.1  55.4  0.00   16/S         Lowest  dew point:    5.2 / 16th
 27  88.0  55.7  0.00   18/E         
 28  84.7  58.6  0.00   31/S  
 29  83.2  60.8  0.00   40/S  
!30  75.0  63.1  0.05r  24/SSW

! 3rd: Mid-morning thunderstorm.
! 5th: Morning thunderstorm and early afternoon rain. First severe thunderstorm watch of the season issued.
! 7th: High Wind Warning. Highest gust ever recorded at Sittel Field, 52 mph.
! 8th: Severe thunderstorm warning for first of 2 storms which dropped pea-size hail. The second storm had about 1cm-diameter hail. No watches for us, but severe thunerstorm watch one county south and tornado watch one county east.
! 10th: 3 thunderstorms, 2 severe thunderstorm warnings. Pea to marble size hail likely fell with 2nd storm per nearby reports.
! 11th: 2 tornado watches, one ovenight, another during early afternoon. Wall cloud seen about 5 miles NNW of house, tornado reported about 12 miles NE. 29.09" was lowest pressure ever recorded at Sittel Field.
! 13th: Brief early evening thunderstorm.
! 14th: Severe thunderstorm watch. Some lightning to the south and mammatus clouds overhead but no rain.
! 20th: Severe thunderstorm watch and warning. Marble-size hail and 38mph gust.
! 21st: Thunderstorm just before midnight. ! 22nd: Tornado watch, severe thunderstorm watch and warning. No rain during any of the watches or warnings, but 2 storms outside of the watches/warnings. Tornado reported about 30 miles WNW.
! 30th: 3 severe thunderstorm warnings. Golf ball size hail fell west and north of us, but hardly any rain and no winds during out light rains from the storms that did occur.

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