Preliminary Local Climatological Data
ABILENE TX
APRIL 1998
TEMPERATURES PRECIPITATION AVERAGE WEATHER PEAK
WIND WIND
1 2 3 4 5 6a 6b 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Dy Max Min Avg Dep HDD CDD Wtr Snw Avg Spd Dir Wx Spd DIR
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1 80 44 62 1 3 0 0.00 0.0 12.0 21 190 25 220
2 79 52 66 4 0 1 0.00 0.0 17.1 31 170 38 170
3 69 46 58 -4 7 0 0.00 0.0 13.6 26 340 32 340
4 69 36 53 -9 12 0 0.00 0.0 8.2 15 130 18 100
5 79 44 62 0 3 0 0.00 0.0 13.9 23 160 28 160
6 79 54 67 4 0 2 0.00 0.0 17.9 26 180 32 270
7 81 48 65 2 0 0 0.00 0.0 11.5 24 250 30 270
8 72 44 58 -6 7 0 0.00 0.0 10.6 26 340 31 330
9 73 37 55 -9 10 0 0.00 0.0 5.2 17 70 8 20 70
10 77 45 61 -3 4 0 0.00 0.0 11.6 21 130 28 120
11 81 51 66 2 0 1 0.00 0.0 21.0 33 150 40 160
12 86 57 72 7 0 7 0.00 0.0 22.3 31 190 41 170
13 84 56 70 5 0 5 0.00 0.0 12.4 26 180 33 190
14 89 54 72 7 0 7 0.00 0.0 14.2 24 200 31 180
15 88 61 75 10 0 10 0.00 0.0 8.3 20 310 24 310
16 66 46 56 -10 9 0 0.00 0.0 11.3 20 360 23 10
17 59 40 50 -16 15 0 T 0.0 7.5 18 70 22 70
18 69 39 54 -12 11 0 0.00 0.0 4.1 20 320 22 320
19 74 37 56 -11 9 0 0.00 0.0 6.7 15 340 18 340
20 81 44 63 -4 2 0 T 0.0 14.6 29 10 36 20
21 71 41 56 -11 9 0 0.00 0.0 6.6 17 20 1 22 20
22 77 45 61 -6 4 0 0.00 0.0 8.4 20 350 29 320
23 83 49 66 -1 0 1 0.00 0.0 11.4 22 150 25 150
24 94 56 75 8 0 10 0.00 0.0 21.0 32 200 39 210
25 91 66 79 11 0 14 0.00 0.0 19.5 30 200 37 210
26 81 56 69 1 0 4 0.35 0.0 12.3 55 270 2 68 270
27 68 48 58 -10 7 0 0.00 0.0 11.5 23 340 8 29 330
28 66 44 55 -14 10 0 0.00 0.0 12.5 24 340 28 300
29 75 38 57 -12 8 0 0.00 0.0 7.5 18 340 1 21 340
30 87 44 66 -3 0 1 0.00 0.0 9.3 21 280 30 270
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AVG HIGH: 77.6 DEG PRECIP: 0.35 INCH AVG WIND: 12.1 MPH
AVG LOW: 47.4
NOTES: WIND IN COLUMN 10 IS THE FASTEST 2-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND.
WIND IN COLUMN 13 IS THE PEAK INSTANTANEOUS GUST.
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[Temperature Data] [Precipitation Data] SYMBOLS USED IN
COLUMN 12
Average Monthly: 62.5 Total for Month: 0.35 1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal: -2.9 Dptr fm normal: -1.55 2 = FOG REDUCING
VISIBILITY
Highest: 94 on 24 Grtst 24hr 0.35 on 26 TO 1/4 MILE OR
Lowest: 36 on 4 LESS
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:
[No. of Days with] [WEATHER - Days WITH] VSBY 1/2 MILE
Max 32 or below: 0 0.01 inch or more: 1 OR LESS
Max 90 or above: 2 0.10 inch or more: 1 8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
Min 32 or below: 0 0.50 inch or more: 0 9 = BLOWING SNOW
Min 0 or below: 0 1.00 inch or more: 0 x = TORNADO
[HEATING DEGREE DAYS [(Base 65)]
Total this Mo. 130
Dptr fm normal 36
Seasonal total 2653
Dptr fm normal 76
[COOLING DEGREE DAYS [(Base 65)]
Total this Mo. 63
Dptr fm normal -43
Seasonal total 103
Dptr fm normal -26
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