Preliminary Local Climatological Data
ABILENE TX
JANUARY 1998
TEMPERATURES PRECIP 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 62 41 52 9 13 0 0.00 0.0 17.3 26 200 31 160
2 72 56 64 21 1 0 0.00 0.0 17.5 31 190 39 190
3 70 58 64 21 1 0 0.00 0.0 15.0 24 150 29 170
4 62 44 53 10 12 0 0.01 0.0 8.2 21 170 2 24 170
5 63 43 53 10 12 0 0.01 0.0 3.6 11 340 2 13 340
6 53 38 46 4 19 0 0.04 0.0 10.0 28 340 2 32 340
7 38 33 36 -6 29 0 0.05 T 15.0 22 340 1 25 340
8 53 30 42 0 23 0 0.02 T 9.5 16 330 1 18 300
9 66 31 49 7 16 0 0.00 0.0 11.4 25 350 29 350
10 38 28 33 -9 32 0 0.00 0.0 7.1 18 350 1 21 350
11 67 33 50 8 15 0 0.00 0.0 7.5 15 320 1 18 200
12 73 36 55 13 10 0 0.00 0.0 10.0 23 230 1 28 20
13 38 32 35 -7 30 0 0.00 0.0 8.2 16 20 1 20 20
14 57 31 44 2 21 0 0.00 0.0 7.3 21 360 1 25 350
15 62 23 43 1 22 0 0.00 0.0 6.8 20 260 1 22 270
16 66 34 50 8 15 0 0.00 0.0 13.2 31 350 38 350
17 69 31 50 7 15 0 0.00 0.0 11.5 23 210 28 210
18 67 39 53 10 12 0 0.00 0.0 12.6 25 360 31 350
19 65 27 46 3 19 0 0.00 0.0 12.8 24 150 30 150
20 72 47 60 17 5 0 0.00 0.0 13.5 28 170 33 170
21 52 37 45 2 20 0 0.33 0.0 9.8 18 020 22 020
22 42 30 36 -7 29 0 T 0.0 10.1 18 340 1 21 340
23 57 28 43 0 22 0 0.00 0.0 9.3 24 340 1 26 10
24 60 25 43 0 22 0 0.00 0.0 10.9 21 170 1 23 170
25 65 44 55 12 10 0 0.00 0.0 14.2 28 200 36 200
26 63 35 49 6 16 0 0.00 0.0 10.5 22 340 28 340
27 72 33 53 9 12 0 0.00 0.0 11.2 20 210 23 200
28 76 42 59 15 6 0 0.00 0.0 12.5 25 210 32 210
29 64 30 47 3 18 0 0.00 0.0 5.8 15 60 18 50
30 68 38 53 9 12 0 T 0.0 11.5 24 160 30 170
31 65 49 57 13 8 0 0.71 0.0 11.0 26 270 1 31 260
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AVG HIGH: 57.5 DEG PRECIPITATION: 1.17 INCH AVG WIND: 9.9 MPH
AVG LOW: 33.7 DEG
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: 45.6 Total for Month: 1.17 1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal: 2.8 Dptr fm normal: 0.14 2 = FOG REDUCING
VISIBILITY
Highest: 76 on 28 Grtst 24hr 0.71 on 31 TO 1/4 MILE OR
Lowest: 23 on 15 LESS
3 = THUNDER
SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS
Total month: TRACE 5 = HAIL
6 = GLAZE OR RIME
[No. of Days with] [WEATHER - Days with] 7 = BLOWING DUST
Max 32 or below: 0 0.01 inch or more: 5 OR SAND:
Max 90 or above: 0 0.10 inch or more: 2 VSBY 1/2 MILE
Min 32 or below: 12 0.50 inch or more: 1 OR LESS
Min 0 or below: 0 1.00 inch or more: 0 8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
9 = BLOWING SNOW
x = TORNADO
[HEATING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)] [Pressure Data]
Total this Mo. 497 Highest SLP 30.33 on 01
Dptr fm normal -191 Lowest SLP 29.63 on 20
Seasonal total 1696
Dptr fm normal 5
[COOLING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)]
Total this Mo. 0
Dptr fm normal 0
Seasonal total 0
Dptr fm normal 0
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