WS FORM F-6
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
STATION    Victoria, TX (VCT)   LATITUDE    28' 51¨ N    LONGITUDE    96' 55¨ W   
GROUND ELEVATION:    104 FEET    STANDARD TIME:    CENTRAL
MONTH December YEAR 2004
Day
TEMPERATURE ° F
PRECIP (IN.)
SNOW,
ICE
PLTS,
OR ICE
ON
GRND.
AT
6AM
WIND
Significant
Weather
Port
Aransas
Water
Temp.
Avg.
Wind
Dir.
Obser.
Verif.
Day
Max
Min
Avg
Departure
From
Normal
Degree Days
(BASE 65°)
Total
Water
Equiv.
Snow
Or
Ice
Pelt.
AVG.
SPEED
(m.p.h)
Fastest
2-Min
Fastest
Gust
Heat
Cool
Speed
(m.p.h)
Dir.
Speed
(m.p.h)
Dir.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

56
66
59
65
73
77
74
72
80
74
71
79
64
54
61
64
63
69
67
72
79
63
46
37
40
53
66
73
77
77
77

35
43
52
54
57
65
51
49
52
46
41
44
43
32
29
50
45
39
36
38
47
36
32
28
22
21
33
44
48
56
59

46
55
56
60
65
71
63
61
66
60
56
62
54
43
45
57
54
54
52
55
63
50
39
33
31
37
50
59
63
67
68

-12
-3
-2
+3
+8
+14
+6
+4
+10
+4
0
+6
-1
-12
-10
+2
-1
-1
-2
+1
+9
-4
-15
-21
-23
-17
-4
+6
+10
+14
+15

19
10
9
5
0
0
2
4
0
5
9
3
11
22
20
8
11
11
13
10
2
15
26
32
34
28
15
6
2
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3

0.00
0.00
0.04
0.04
Trace
0.02
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Trace
0.02
Trace
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
Trace
1.52
0.25
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Trace

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.00
2.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0

3.1
5.3
6.6
5.8
6.3
9.1
6.5
4.8
8.1
10.4
5.8
6.9
14.1
9.6
8.9
10.7
8.1
6.0
7.7
11.6
8.7
15.4
12.0
14.0
4.8
4.4
10.0
8.3
5.9
10.2
M

8
9
10
12
16
23
17
12
17
23
10
22
25
18
17
20
18
14
16
25
25
30
18
23
12
9
18
18
17
20
17

13
06
02
07
17
19
35
32
28
35
14
19
02
02
11
02
01
34
03
20
22
36
03
01
34
32
12
12
16
16
18

10
10
13
14
18
26
21
15
20
29
13
28
31
23
21
23
22
17
21
32
31
39
23
28
14
9
23
22
20
22
22

07
06
03
10
17
19
02
31
26
36
13
18
02
02
10
02
02
33
01
17
22
35
36
03
35
13
12
12
15
16
17

No Sig. Wx.
No Sig. Wx.
1,3
1
1,2
1,2
No Sig. Wx.
1
1,3
No Sig. Wx.
8
1,2
1,2
No Sig. Wx.
1
1
No Sig. Wx.
1
No Sig. Wx.
No Sig. Wx.
1,2
1
No Sig. Wx.
1,2,4
1,2,4
1
1
1,2
1,2
1,2,8
1,2

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

TD
TD
TD
SBS
SBS
SBS
LM
LM
LM
LM
LM
TM
TM
TM
TM
JS
JS
JS
TM
TM
JS
JS
TD
TD
TD
TM
TM
TM
TM
TD
TD

TM
TM
LM
LM
LM
LM
TM
TM
TM
SBS
SBS
SBS
SBS
JS
JS
LM
LM
TM
JS
JS
TM
TM
TM
LM
LM
LM
LM
JS
JS
JS
LM

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
SUM
2048
1327
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332
12
1.91
12.50
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249.1
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AVG
66.1
42.8
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Misc
8.3
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FASTEST
30
DIRECTION
36
FASTEST
39
DIRECTION
35
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Temperature Data

Avg. Temp.: 54.5 ° Depart. from Norm.:    -0.7 °
Highest: 80 ° on 9 Lowest 21 ° on 26
Number of days with     Max. 32° or Below: 0
Max. 90° or Above: 0
Min. 32° or Below: 6
Min. 0° or Below: 0
Precipitation Data

Month Total: 1.91"    Depart. from Normal:    -0.56"
Greatest in 24 Hours: 1.77" on 24th-25th
Snow, Ice Pellets
Month Total: 12.5"   Greatest in 24 Hours: 12.5"
Grestest Depth on Ground:  11.0"
Weather Data

Number of days with     Pressure Data
0.01¨ or more: 8High SLP: Missing
0.10¨ or more: 2Low SLP:  Missing
0.50¨ or more: 1
1.00¨ or more: 1
Heating Degree Days (Base 65° )
Month Total:    332°    Dep. from Normal:   +18
Season Total:   440°    Dep. from Normal:   -42

Cooling Degree Days (Base 65° )
Month Total:    12°    Dep. from Norm.:   -17
Season Tot.:   3174°    Dep. from Norm.:   -29
Notes:
Record 24-Hour Snowfall on 12/24-25.
Record Snowfall on 12/24.
Record Snowfall on 12/25.


Symbols for Sig. Weather
1=Fog/Mist 2=Fog Reducing Vsby to 1/4 mile or less
3=Thunder 4=Ice Pellets 5=Hail 6=Glaze or Rime
7=Duststorm or Sandstorm Reducing Vsby 1/4 mile or less
8=Smoke or Haze 9=Blowing Snow X=Tornado