Preliminary Local Climatological Data (WS Form: F-6)
Station: ABILENE TX
Month: APR
Year: 1997
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Dy Max Min Avg Dep HDD CDD Wtr Snw Dpth Avg Spd Dir Wx Spd Dr
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1 66 51 59 -2 6 0 0.00 0.0 0 15.9 29 150 1 36 150
2 75 60 68 6 0 3 T 0.0 0 18.0 26 110 1 31 120
3 64 61 63 1 2 0 0.69 0.0 0 13.8 22 130 1 25 160
4 71 53 62 0 3 0 0.16 0.0 0 14.8 33 280 39 280
5 75 50 63 1 2 0 0.00 0.0 0 18.4 34 260 43 260
6 64 43 54 -9 11 0 0.00 0.0 0 9.8 28 310 31 310
7 73 42 58 -5 7 0 0.00 0.0 0 13.7 22 150 30 130
8 73 36 55 -9 10 0 T 0.0 0 15.2 30 350 1 37 360
9 58 36 47 -17 18 0 T 0.0 0 9.2 18 160 1 22 150
10 67 56 62 -2 3 0 0.00 0.0 0 22.2 31 160 38 160
11 66 34 50 -14 15 0 1.00 0.0 0 20.5 28 330 3,1,5 33 170
12 49 28 39 -26 26 0 0.00 0.0 0 14.6 25 350 30 340
13 55 27 41 -24 24 0 0.00 0.0 0 7.1 15 20 24 40
14 65 32 49 -16 16 0 0.00 0.0 0 8.4 14 150 16 140
15 77 49 63 -2 2 0 0.00 0.0 0 15.8 23 150 26 160
16 77 52 65 -1 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 9.2 20 160 24 160
17 76 50 63 -3 2 0 0.00 0.0 0 7.5 14 150 1,8 17 110
18 67 55 61 -5 4 0 0.21 0.0 0 9.720 210 1 24 230
19 74 54 64 -3 1 0 0.00 0.0 0 5.6 13 300 14 310
20 90 54 72 5 0 7 0.00 0.0 0 10.4 21 220 25 210
21 88 60 74 7 0 9 0.00 0.0 0 9.0 16 210 21 160
22 71 53 62 -5 3 0 0.01 0.0 0 11.6 37 360 46 360
23 72 51 62 -5 3 0 T 0.0 0 7.4 16 100 22 90
24 75 53 64 -3 1 0 0.00 0.0 0 22.2 36 150 3 46 160
25 58 50 54 -14 11 0 0.37 0.0 0 18.9 41 100 1,3 52 100
26 53 48 51 -17 14 0 0.52 0.0 0 13.5 20 350 1 24 30
27 58 44 51 -17 14 0 T 0.0 0 12.7 24 360 1 30 350
28 74 39 57 -12 8 0 0.00 0.0 0 6.8 18 150 22 150
29 91 54 73 4 0 8 0.00 0.0 0 14.2 28 230 36 220
30 77 58 68 -1 0 3 0.00 0.0 0 11.5 23 200 28 200
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AV HIGH: 70.0 PRECIPITATION: 2.96 AV WIND: 12.9
AV LOW: 47.8
NOTE: WIND SPEED IN COLUMN 11 IS THE FASTEST 2-MINUTE WIND. WIND
SPEED IN COLUMN 17 IN THE PEAK INSTANTANEOUS GUST.
[Temperature Data] [Precipitation Data] SYMBOLS USED IN
COLUMN 16
Average Monthly: 58.9 Total for Month: 2.96 1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal: -6.5 Dptr fm normal: 1.06 2 = FOG REDUCING
VISIBILITY
Highest: 91 on 29 Grtst 24hr 1.00 on 11 TO 1/4 MILE OR
LESS
Lowest: 27 on 13 3 = THUNDER
SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS
Total month: 0 Inches 5 = HAIL
Grtst 24hr on __ __ 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
Grtst depth: 0 on - 7 = BLOWING DUST
OR SAND:
VSBY 1/2 MILE
OR LESS
8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[No. of Days with] [WEATHER - Days with] 9 = BLOWING SNOW
x = TORNADO
Max 32 or below: 0 0.01 inch or more: 7
Max 90 or above: 2 0.10 inch or more: 6
Min 32 or below: 3 0.50 inch or more: 3
Min 0 or below: 0 1.00 inch or more: 1
[HEATING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)]
Total this Mo. 206
Dptr fm normal 112
Seasonal total 2588
Dptr fm normal 11
[COOLING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)]
Total this Mo. 30
Dptr fm normal -76 [Pressure Data]
Seasonal total 61 Highest SLP 30.30 on 13
Dptr fm normal -68 Lowest SLP 29.49 on 04