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(Nov. 2012 - Oct. 2013)
Complete 2013 Long-Range Weather Forecast for the Heartland Region, November 2012 to October 2013 includes week-by-week details.
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APRIL 2013: temperature 56° (2° above avg.); precipitation 2.5" (1" below avg.); Apr 1-5: Sunny, turning warm; Apr 6-15: A few t-storms, warm; Apr 16-24: Sunny; cool, then very warm; Apr 25-30: Showers, turning cool.
MAY 2013: temperature 62° (2° below avg.); precipitation 5" (1" below avg. north, 2" above south); May 1-5: Sunny north, t-storms south; cool; May 6-9: T-storms, warm; May 10-14: Sunny, cool; May 15-24: Rainy periods, cool; May 25-31: Sunny, turning hot.
Annual Weather Summary: November 2012 to October 2013
Winter temperatures will be higher than normal, on average, with precipitation and snowfall near normal in the east and below normal in the west. The coldest periods will be in late December, early January, and early and mid-February. The snowiest periods will be in mid- to late November, mid- to late December, early January, and early March.
April and May will have near-normal temperatures and rainfall, on average, with hot temperatures in late May.
Summer will be drier and slightly cooler than normal, on average, despite hot spells in late June, mid- and late July, and mid-August.
September and October will be slightly drier than normal, with near-normal temperatures.
Temperature and Precipitation November 2012 to October 2013
