Preliminary Local Climatological Data (WS Form: F-6)
Station: ABILENE TX
AUGUST 1997
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 Dr
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1 94 68 81 -4 0 16 0.00 0.0 7.3 16 80 8 18 80
2 95 70 83 -2 0 18 0.00 0.0 7.2 17 100 8 23 90
3 95 68 82 -3 0 17 0.00 0.0 7.0 16 80 20 70
4 93 73 83 -2 0 18 0.72 0.0 6.3 32 50 8,3,1 51 40
5 93 69 81 -4 0 16 0.23 0.0 4.7 31 110 1,8,3 38 90
6 97 71 84 0 0 19 0.03 0.0 9.7 41 320 1,8 53 320
7 72 62 67 -17 0 2 1.08 0.0 8.5 20 10 1 22 10
8 80 62 71 -13 0 6 0.00 0.0 3.6 10 110 13 120
9 94 67 81 -3 0 16 0.00 0.0 9.5 21 130 1 23 140
10 96 72 84 0 0 19 0.47 0.0 10.4 55 190 3,8,1 67 190
11 94 75 85 1 0 20 0.00 0.0 12.4 22 170 26 160
12 94 75 85 1 0 20 0.00 0.0 10.2 18 180 22 200
13 94 74 84 0 0 19 0.00 0.0 7.6 15 110 3 18 170
14 96 74 85 1 0 20 0.00 0.0 12.3 20 180 3 24 180
15 99 77 88 4 0 23 0.00 0.0 17.9 28 190 34 190
16 100 77 89 5 0 24 0.00 0.0 17.4 28 200 32 200
17 99 78 89 5 0 24 0.00 0.0 13.8 28 200 32 190
18 97 74 86 3 0 21 0.00 0.0 10.1 25 290 31 270
19 93 75 84 1 0 19 0.00 0.0 10.0 18 200 23 190
20 97 69 83 0 0 18 1.63 T 7.8 32 70 3,5 43 90
21 95 69 82 -1 0 17 0.00 0.0 3.8 13 60 15 60
22 96 72 84 1 0 19 0.00 0.0 7.3 25 350 3 30 350
23 88 69 79 -3 0 14 0.00 0.0 6.2 15 30 17 40
24 88 64 76 -6 0 11 0.00 0.0 6.2 11 100 1 13 100
25 90 65 78 -4 0 13 0.00 0.0 7.1 14 150 16 140
26 90 68 79 -3 0 14 0.00 0.0 8.7 16 200 20 190
27 90 66 78 -3 0 13 0.00 0.0 9.6 17 220 23 180
28 92 69 81 0 0 16 0.00 0.0 9.1 16 120 21 180
29 94 70 82 1 0 17 0.00 0.0 9.3 16 160 21 130
30 93 72 82 1 0 17 0.00 0.0 9.4 17 200 21 150
31 94 69 82 2 0 17 0.00 0.0 7.1 17 120 20 100
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AVG HIGH: 93.0 DEG PRECIPITATION: 4.16 IN AVG WIND: 9.0 MPH
AVG LOW: 70.4 DEG
NOTES: SNOWFALL ON THE 20TH WAS HAIL.
SPEED IN COLUMN 10 IS THE FASTEST 2-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND.
SPEED IN COLUMN 13 IS THE PEAK INSTANTANEOUS GUST.
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[Temperature Data] [Precipitation Data] SYMBOLS USED IN
COLUMN 16 Average
Monthly: 81.7 Total for Month: 4.16 1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal: -1.5 Dptr fm normal: 1.36 2 = FOG REDUCING
VISIBILITY
Highest: 100 on 16 Grtst 24hr 1.63 on 20TH TO 1/4 MILE OR
Lowest: 62 on 8 LESS
3 = THUNDER
SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS
Total month: TRACE 5 = HAIL
6 = GLAZE OR RIME
7 = BLOWING DUST
[No. of Days with] [WEATHER - Days with] OR SAND:
Max 32 or below: 0 0.01 inch or more: 6 VSBY 1/2 MILE
Max 90 or above: 27 0.10 inch or more: 5 OR LESS
Min 32 or below: 0 0.50 inch or more: 3 8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
Min 0 or below: 0 1.00 inch or more: 2 9 = BLOWING SNOW
x = TORNADO
[HEATING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)] [Pressure Data]
Total this Mo. 0 Highest SLP 30.13 on 24
Dptr fm normal 0 Lowest SLP 29.64 on 15
Seasonal total 0
Dptr fm normal 0
[COOLING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)]
Total this Mo. 523
Dptr fm normal -41
Seasonal total 1663
Dptr fm normal -320
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