Preliminary Local Climatological Data
ABILENE TX
DEC 1997
TEMPERATURES PRECIP AVG 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 51 38 45 -4 20 0 0.00 0.0 6.3 13 130 15 130
2 50 43 47 -2 18 0 0.49 0.0 7.2 18 140 2 22 130
3 48 31 40 -9 25 0 0.00 0.0 10.6 21 330 2 23 320
4 61 28 45 -3 20 0 0.00 0.0 7.6 20 280 1 22 280
5 46 27 37 -11 28 0 0.00 0.0 6.3 11 70 15 50
6 43 30 37 -11 28 0 0.00 0.0 8.0 18 140 21 140
7 49 42 46 -1 19 0 0.39 0.0 10.2 20 150 1 24 140
8 72 45 59 12 6 0 0.00 0.0 13.6 29 280 34 290
9 64 39 52 5 13 0 0.00 0.0 15.0 37 260 8 46 280
10 45 30 38 -9 27 0 0.00 0.0 11.0 20 340 25 350
11 36 29 33 -13 32 0 0.00 0.0 13.3 21 350 25 340
12 40 22 31 -15 34 0 T T 10.6 23 340 29 340
13 52 18 35 -11 30 0 0.00 0.0 6.3 20 320 22 320
14 62 28 45 -1 20 0 0.00 0.0 5.6 11 140 14 280
15 70 30 50 5 15 0 0.00 0.0 10.1 17 200 20 200
16 62 32 47 2 18 0 0.00 0.0 11.2 22 350 25 340
17 65 25 45 0 20 0 0.00 0.0 6.6 15 150 8 18 150
18 72 38 55 10 10 0 0.00 0.0 12.0 20 210 24 200
19 75 44 60 15 5 0 0.00 0.0 11.6 21 210 24 180
20 54 35 45 1 20 0 1.52 0.0 13.0 24 330 1 29 10
21 52 32 42 -2 23 0 0.00 0.0 11.9 25 300 1 31 290
22 49 29 39 -5 26 0 0.00 0.0 6.6 14 60 16 50
23 40 36 38 -6 27 0 0.51 0.0 10.2 18 270 1,3 21 270
24 52 33 43 -1 22 0 0.00 0.0 10.5 21 300 24 310
25 41 27 34 -10 31 0 0.17 0.0 5.4 14 360 2 16 10
26 40 31 36 -7 29 0 0.08 0.0 10.6 17 320 20 320
27 50 27 39 -4 26 0 0.00 0.0 10.0 20 250 23 240
28 49 32 41 -2 24 0 0.00 0.0 22.0 37 330 45 330
29 60 29 45 2 20 0 0.00 0.0 8.3 20 290 22 290
30 64 32 48 5 17 0 0.00 0.0 7.5 18 30 23 30
31 57 25 41 -2 24 0 0.00 0.0 6.9 15 160 18 150
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AVG HIGH: 53.9 DEGREES PRECIP: 3.16 INCHES AVG WIND: 9.9 MPH
AVG LOW: 31.8 DEGREES SNOW: 4 INCHES
NOTE: 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: 42.9 Total for Month: 3.16 1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal: -2.6 Dptr fm normal: 2.13 2 = FOG REDUCING
VISIBILITY
Highest: 75 on 19 Grtst 24hr 1.52 on 20 TO 1/4 MILE OR
Lowest: 18 on 13 LESS
3 = THUNDER
SNOW 4 = ICE PELLETS
Total month: 4.0 Inches 5 = HAIL
Grtst 24hr 4.0 INCHES 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
Grtst depth: 4 INCHES 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
MAX 32 OR below: 0 0.01 inch or more: 6 X = TORNADO
Max 90 or above: 0 0.10 inch or more: 5
Min 32 or below: 21 0.50 inch or more: 2
Min 0 or below: 0 1.00 inch or more: 1
[HEATING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)] [Pressure Data]
Total this Mo. 677 Highest SLP 30.54 on 31ST
Dptr fm normal 72 Lowest SLP 29.60 on 09TH
Seasonal total 1199
Dptr fm normal 196
[OOLING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)]
Total this Mo. 0
Dptr fm normal 0
Seasonal total 2238
Dptr fm normal -213
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