Preliminary Local Climatological Data
ABILENE TX
AUG 1998
TEMPERATURES PRECIPITATION AVERAGE WEATHER PEAK
WIND WIND
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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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1 103 77 90 5 0 25 0.00 0.0 10.8 17 130 24 140
2 103 79 91 6 0 26 0.00 0.0 11.1 18 130 28 220
3 102 81 92 7 0 27 0.00 0.0 8.8 23 10 31 360
4 91 73 82 -3 0 17 T 0.0 7.5 18 330 23 210
5 85 71 78 -7 0 13 T 0.0 7.7 15 350 17 340
6 91 71 81 -3 0 16 0.00 0.0 5.3 17 140 20 140
7 97 67 82 -2 0 17 0.00 0.0 5.8 14 130 18 110
8 100 74 87 3 0 22 0.00 0.0 10.9 20 160 25 190
9 102 77 90 6 0 25 0.00 0.0 11.2 20 190 23 210
10 101 75 88 4 0 23 0.00 0.0 9.4 18 180 22 220
11 99 74 87 3 0 22 0.01 0.0 6.1 30 100 33 100
12 95 73 84 0 0 19 0.00 0.0 6.8 17 200 21 190
13 92 74 83 -1 0 18 T 0.0 6.0 17 300 21 300
14 92 70 81 -3 0 16 0.20 0.0 7.1 23 70 25 80
15 94 66 80 -4 0 15 0.00 0.0 5.1 16 90 18 90
16 98 69 84 0 0 19 0.00 0.0 8.9 18 130 22 140
17 95 71 83 -1 0 18 T 0.0 11.6 30 130 33 130
18 91 70 81 -2 0 16 0.00 0.0 10.4 21 160 24 150
19 87 71 79 -4 0 14 0.08 0.0 6.3 23 110 1 30 140
20 97 69 83 0 0 18 0.00 0.0 8.2 21 80 28 100
21 96 69 83 0 0 18 0.00 0.0 7.9 18 80 8 22 70
22 92 73 83 0 0 18 0.00 0.0 9.0 20 120 23 140
23 92 70 81 -1 0 16 0.00 0.0 9.2 18 170 22 170
24 95 72 84 2 0 19 T 0.0 9.1 23 180 26 170
25 95 72 84 2 0 19 0.00 0.0 8.2 20 150 23 160
26 98 72 85 3 0 20 0.00 0.0 9.0 18 170 23 150
27 98 72 85 4 0 20 0.00 0.0 11.1 17 220 30 160
28 94 74 84 3 0 19 0.00 0.0 8.1 20 10 22 360
29 97 72 85 4 0 20 0.17 0.0 5.7 39 20 3,1 46 20
30 95 68 82 1 0 17 0.01 0.0 7.4 23 190 26 180
31 96 64 80 0 0 15 0.00 0.0 5.3 15 140 17 130
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AVG HIGH: 95.6 DEG PRECIPITATION: 0.47 INCH AVG WIND: 8.2 MPH
AVG LOW: 71.9 DEG
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 13
Average Monthly: 83.8 Total for Month: 0.47 1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal: 0.6 Dptr fm normal: -2.33 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
Highest: 103 on 2 Grtst 24hr 0.20 on 14 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
Lowest: 64 on 31 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: 5
Max 90 or above: 29 0.10 inch or more: 2
Min 32 or below: 0 0.50 inch or more: 0
Min 0 or below: 0 1.00 inch or more: 0
[HEATING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)]
Total this Mo. 0
Dptr fm normal 0
Seasonal total 0
Dptr fm normal 0
[COOLING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)]
Total this Mo. 587
Dptr fm normal 23 [Pressure Data]
Seasonal total 2414 Highest SLP 30.15 on 05
Dptr fm normal 431 Lowest SLP 29.78 on 24
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