Preliminary Local Climatological Data
ABILENE TX
MAY 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 91 51 71 2 0 6 T 0.0 9.5 30 270 41 290
2 94 64 79 10 0 14 0.00 0.0 11.5 21 360 25 360
3 82 56 69 -1 0 4 0.00 0.0 10.7 21 70 23 70
4 92 56 74 4 0 9 0.00 0.0 15.5 23 150 28 140
5 95 65 80 10 0 15 0.00 0.0 12.7 24 190 8 30 180
6 95 54 75 5 0 10 0.00 0.0 9.7 23 270 28 270
7 91 57 74 4 0 9 0.00 0.0 7.1 16 330 20 310
8 91 62 77 6 0 12 0.00 0.0 17.8 37 150 8 44 140
9 85 54 70 -1 0 5 0.00 0.0 13.8 28 310 1 33 350
10 87 50 69 -2 0 4 0.00 0.0 6.8 15 120 17 100
11 96 64 80 9 0 15 0.00 0.0 18.6 32 210 43 160
12 96 67 82 10 0 17 0.00 0.0 12.6 22 130 8 26 160
13 92 67 80 8 0 15 0.00 0.0 16.4 25 130 1,8 31 150
14 95 71 83 11 0 18 0.00 0.0 15.5 24 150 1,8 29 160
15 88 59 74 2 0 9 0.12 0.0 11.6 37 260 1,3,8 46 250
16 93 58 76 3 0 11 0.00 0.0 12.4 24 130 8 29 100
17 94 71 83 10 0 18 0.00 0.0 12.4 22 150 1,8 26 130
18 96 71 84 11 0 19 0.00 0.0 12.8 21 190 25 140
19 98 73 86 13 0 21 0.00 0.0 12.4 21 190 8 24 200
20 99 70 85 11 0 20 0.00 0.0 10.5 21 200 24 190
21 92 76 84 10 0 19 0.00 0.0 8.2 18 190 23 190
22 95 75 85 11 0 20 T 0.0 13.4 22 210 26 200
23 96 72 84 10 0 19 0.00 0.0 11.7 21 170 28 180
24 94 75 85 10 0 20 0.00 0.0 14.1 26 150 8 31 150
25 92 67 80 5 0 15 0.16 0.0 13.1 24 150 1,3,8 29 150
26 89 61 75 0 0 10 0.19 0.0 13.1 40 150 1,8 49 170
27 88 63 76 1 0 11 0.25 0.0 7.3 20 200 1,3 23 200
28 97 69 83 7 0 18 0.00 0.0 10.7 17 220 22 180
29 100 72 86 10 0 21 0.00 0.0 11.5 21 190 25 160
30 98 68 83 7 0 18 0.00 0.0 13.1 22 170 28 180
31 103 75 89 12 0 24 0.00 0.0 13.4 22 220 26 220
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AVG HIGH: 93.4 DEG RAINFALL: 0.72 INCH AVG WIND: 12.3 MPH
AVG LOW: 64.9 DEG
NOTE:
WIND SPEED IN COLUMN 10 IS THE FASTEST 2-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND.
WIND SPEED IN COLUMN 13 IS THE PEAK INSTANTANEOUS GUST.
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[Temperature Data] [Precipitation Data] SYMBOLS USED IN
COLUMN 13
Average Monthly: 79.2 Total for Month: 0.72 1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal: 6.5 Dptr fm normal: -2.25 2 = FOG REDUCING
VISIBILITY
Highest: 103 on 31 Grtst 24hr 0.44 on 26-27 TO 1/4 MILE OR
Lowest: 50 on 10 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:
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: 4 X = TORNADO
Max 90 or above: 25 0.10 inch or more: 4
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)] [Pressure Data]
Total this Mo. 0 Highest SLP 30.10 on 16
Dptr fm normal -7 Lowest SLP 29.38 on 08
Seasonal total 2653
Dptr fm normal 69
[COOLING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65) ]
Total this Mo. 446
Dptr fm normal 201
Seasonal total 549
Dptr fm normal 175
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