000 NOUS44 KEWX 012124 PNSEWX TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-020900- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 415 PM CDT SAT AUG 1 2009 ...WARMEST JULY AND MONTH FOR AUSTIN MABRY AND SAN ANTONIO IN 2009... ...DRY PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 2007 TO JULY 2009 CONTINUED... A FEW 30 DAY PERIODS FROM JUNE TO JULY THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN THE WARMEST 30 DAY PERIODS FOR AUSTIN FROM 1898 TO 2009 AND FOR SAN ANTONIO FROM 1885 TO 2009. THESE 30 DAY PERIODS ARE WARMER THAN THE WARMEST ALL-TIME MONTH OF RECORD. THE TABLE BELOW COMPARES THE WARMEST 30 DAY PERIODS THIS YEAR AT AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO...AND AT DEL RIO IN 1998 AND 2009...WITH THE WARMEST MONTH. THE WARMEST 30 DAY PERIODS FROM LATE JUNE TO LATE JULY OF 2009 WERE WARMER THAN THE WARMEST ALL-TIME CALENDAR MONTH OF RECORD...JULY 2009...AT AUSTIN MABRY AND SAN ANTONIO. LOCATION WARMEST 30 DAY PERIOD WARMEST MONTH AS OF JULY 31ST...2009 AUSTIN MABRY 89.7 JUL 2 TO JUL 31...2009 89.5 JULY 2009 89.7 JUN 23 TO JUL 22...2009 89.7 JUN 22 TO JUL 21...2009 89.7 JUN 21 TO JUL 20...2009 89.7 JUN 20 TO JUL 19...2009 SAN ANTONIO 89.1 JUN 25 TO JUL 24...2009 88.7 JULY 2009 89.1 JUN 24 TO JUL 23...2009 DEL RIO 92.1 JUL 6 TO AUG 4...1998 91.7 JULY 1998 92.1 JUL 5 TO AUG 3...1998 90.2 JUL 2 TO JUL 31...2009 90.2 JUN 29 TO JUL 28...2009 JULY 2009 WAS THE WARMEST JULY AND ALL-TIME MONTH AT AUSTIN MABRY FROM 1856 TO JULY 2009 AND AT SAN ANTONIO FROM 1885 TO JULY 2009. AT DEL RIO...JULY 2009 WAS THE 3RD WARMEST JULY AND 3RD WARMEST MONTH FROM 1906 TO JULY 2009. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JULY 2009 WAS 89.5 AT AUSTIN MABRY...90.0 AT DEL RIO...88.7 AT SAN ANTONIO... AND 87.8 AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM. THE TABLE BELOW LISTS THE WARMEST JULYS OF RECORD FROM THE BEGINNING OF RECORD THROUGH JULY OF 2009. AUSTIN MABRY 1854 TO 2009 1. 89.5 JULY 2009...ALSO WARMEST ALL-TIME MONTH 1854 TO JULY 2009 2. 89.1 JULY 1860 3. 88.3 JULY 1879 AND JULY 1884 4. 88.0 JULY 1998 AUSTIN BERGSTROM 1943 TO 2009 1. 88.5 JULY 1954 2. 88.2 JULY 1994 3. 88.0 JULY 1956 AND JULY 1957 4. 87.9 JULY 1980 5. 87.8 JULY 2009 AND JULY 1951 DEL RIO 1906 TO 2009 1. 91.7 JULY 1998 2. 90.1 JULY 1980 3. 90.0 JULY 2009 4. 89.7 JULY 1953 AND JULY 2000 SAN ANTONIO 1885 TO 2009 1. 88.7 JULY 2009...ALSO WARMEST ALL-TIME MONTH 1885 TO JULY 2009 2. 88.1 JULY 1980 AND JULY 1998 3. 87.9 JULY 1994 4. 87.3 JULY 1996 FROM MAY 1ST TO JULY 31ST THIS YEAR...AUSTIN MABRY HAD FORTY TWO 100 DEGREE DAYS...DEL RIO FORTY 100 DEGREE DAYS...SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIRTY FIVE 100 DEGREE DAYS...SAN ANTONIO STINSON FIELD FORTY FIVE 100 DEGREE DAYS...AND AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIRTY FOUR 100 DEGREE DAYS. THE ALL-TIME GREATEST NUMBER OF 100 DEGREE DAYS IN A CALENDAR YEAR AT AUSTIN...DEL RIO...AND SAN ANTONIO ARE LISTED BELOW. DEL RIO............72 IN 2001 AUSTIN BERGSTROM...50 IN 1998 AUSTIN MABRY.......69 IN 1925 SAN ANTONIO........36 IN 1998 THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE NUMBER OF 100 DEGREE DAYS IN JULY 2009 AT LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE 22 100 DEGREE DAYS AT SAN ANTONIO IN JULY 2009 BROKE THE RECORD 100 DEGREE DAYS FOR JULY PREVIOUSLY SET IN JULY 1998...WHEN 21 100 DEGREE DAYS WERE OBSERVED. LOCATION NUMBER OF 100 DEGREE DAYS NEW BRAUNFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT..........27 SAN ANTONIO STINSON FIELD................26 AUSTIN MABRY.............................26 HONDO....................................25 UVALDE...................................25 SAN MARCOS...............................25 DEL RIO..................................24 LA GRANGE................................23 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...23 SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT........22 GIDDINGS.................................20 KERRVILLE................................19 PLEASANTON...............................17 LLANO....................................17 BURNET...................................13 IN ADDITION...THE 23 MONTH PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 2007 TO JULY 2009 WAS THE DRIEST 23 MONTH PERIOD AT SAN ANTONIO FROM 1885 TO 2009 AND THE 13TH DRIEST 23 MONTH PERIOD AT AUSTIN MABRY FROM 1856 TO 2009. THE DRIEST 23 MONTHS AT SAN ANTONIO AND AUSTIN MABRY ARE LISTED BELOW. SAN ANTONIO...DRIEST 23 MONTHS 1885 TO 2009...1473 SEPARATE 23 MONTH PERIODS 1. 24.38 SEPTEMBER 2007 TO JULY 2009 2. 28.94 NOVEMBER 1908 TO SEPTEMBER 1910 3. 29.18 SEPTEMBER 1954 TO JULY 1956 4. 29.21 MARCH 1955 TO JANUARY 1957 5. 29.45 JANUARY 1909 TO NOVEMBER 1910 6. 29.68 DECEMBER 1908 TO OCTOBER 1910 7. 29.70 AUGUST 1954 TO JUNE 1956 8. 29.85 OCTOBER 1908 TO AUGUST 1910 9. 29.88 NOVEMBER 1909 TO SEPTEMBER 1911 10. 30.32 JUNE 1954 TO APRIL 1956 11. 30.34 APRIL 1955 TO FEBRUARY 1957 12. 30.35 MARCH 1909 TO JANUARY 1911 AUSTIN MABRY...DRIEST 23 MONTHS 1856 TO 2009...1821 SEPARATE 23 MONTH PERIODS 1. 31.94 OCTOBER 1916 TO AUGUST 1918 2. 32.09 JUNE 1954 TO APRIL 1956 3. 32.19 NOVEMBER 1916 TO SEPTEMBER 1918 4. 32.41 MARCH 1955 TO JANUARY 1957 5. 32.95 FEBRUARY 1954 TO DECEMBER 1955 AND JANUARY 1954 TO NOVEMBER 1955 6. 33.18 NOVEMBER 1954 TO SEPTEMBER 1956 7. 33.34 SEPTEMBER 1916 TO JULY 1918 8. 33.59 SEPTEMBER 1954 TO JULY 1956 9. 33.67 DECEMBER 1954 TO OCTOBER 1956 10. 33.98 OCTOBER 1954 TO AUGUST 1956 11. 34.32 MARCH 1954 TO JANUARY 1956 12. 34.39 MAY 1954 TO MARCH 1956 13. 34.46 SEPTEMBER 2007 TO JULY 2009 14. 34.53 JULY 1954 TO MAY 1956 15. 34.62 AUGUST 1954 TO JUNE 1956 EVEN THOUGH JULY 2009 WAS THE WARMEST MONTH AT AUSTIN MABRY AND SAN ANTONIO...THERE WAS A 7 DAY STRETCH 9 YEARS AGO THAT IS STILL TODAY THE WARMEST 7 DAY OR 1 WEEK PERIOD FOR AUSTIN MABRY AND SAN ANTONIO. FROM AUGUST 30 TO SEPTEMBER 5...2000 THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT AUSTIN MABRY WAS 92.6...AND FROM AUGUST 31 TO SEPTEMBER 6...2000 THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 90.9 AT SAN ANTONIO. DURING THIS HEAT WAVE OF EARLY SEPTEMBER 2000...THE ALL-TIME HOTTEST DAY OF RECORD WAS OBSERVED ON TUESDAY...SEPTEMBER 5...2000...WHEN THE HIGH WAS 112 AT AUSTIN MABRY AND AUSTIN BERGSTROM AND 111 AT SAN ANTONIO. THE ALL-TIME HOTTEST DAY AT DEL RIO WAS ON JUNE 9...1988 WHEN THE HIGH WAS 112. THE HEAT FOR JULY 2009 WAS OF LONGER DURATION...AND ACTUALLY BEGAN IN EARLY TO MID JUNE. THE SUMMER OF 2009 IS SO FAR ON TRACK TO BECOME ONE OF THE WARMER SUMMERS OF RECORD. THE PERIOD FROM JUNE 1ST...2009 TO JULY 31...2009 WAS THE WARMEST JUNE TO JULY 61 DAY PERIOD AT AUSTIN MABRY AND SAN ANTONIO...AND THE 4TH WARMEST AT DEL RIO. THE TABLE BELOW LISTS THE WARMEST PERIODS FROM JUNE 1ST TO JULY 31ST AT AUSTIN MABRY...DEL RIO...AND SAN ANTONIO. AUSTIN MABRY WARMEST JUNE 1ST TO JULY 31ST PERIODS 1898 TO 2009. 1. 88.0 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...2009 2. 87.1 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...1998 3. 87.0 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...2008 4. 86.9 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...1925 SAN ANTONIO WARMEST JUNE 1ST TO JULY 31ST PERIODS 1885 TO 2009. 1. 87.5 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...2009 2. 87.2 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...1998 3. 86.6 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...1980 4. 86.2 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...1994 DEL RIO WARMEST JUNE 1ST TO JULY 31ST PERIODS 1906 TO 2009. 1. 90.4 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...1998 2. 89.5 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...1953 3. 88.7 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...1980 4. 88.6 JUNE 1 TO JULY 31...2009 $$