PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
ABILENE TX
OCTOBER 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 95 67 81 10 0 16 0.00 0.0 7.5 15 140 21 100
2 93 64 79 8 0 14 0.00 0.0 10.0 20 170 26 180
3 92 65 79 8 0 14 0.00 0.0 12.9 24 170 31 200
4 91 68 80 10 0 15 0.00 0.0 12.0 18 130 23 140
5 90 68 79 9 0 14 0.00 0.0 12.5 23 130 28 120
6 78 68 73 3 0 8 T 0.0 12.5 22 150 26 160
7 83 68 76 7 0 11 0.00 0.0 16.0 28 150 33 150
8 88 70 79 10 0 14 T 0.0 14.9 23 210 26 190
9 87 70 79 10 0 14 T 0.0 9.4 24 140 29 130
10 82 66 74 5 0 9 0.43 0.0 9.4 22 120 1 24 110
11 73 68 71 3 0 6 0.18 0.0 14.8 29 150 1 36 160
12 81 53 67 -1 0 2 0.06 0.0 17.5 29 160 1 36 180
13 68 45 57 -11 8 0 0.00 0.0 8.0 16 10 22 350
14 72 40 56 -11 9 0 0.00 0.0 5.7 13 100 16 90
15 77 45 61 -6 4 0 0.00 0.0 4.6 10 160 11 150
16 78 48 63 -4 2 0 0.00 0.0 3.9 13 10 15 10
17 73 45 59 -7 6 0 0.00 0.0 6.7 17 350 8 21 350
18 84 48 66 0 0 1 0.00 0.0 10.4 20 200 25 160
19 88 57 73 8 0 8 0.00 0.0 10.9 22 210 32 220
20 73 50 62 -3 3 0 0.00 0.0 6.6 11 30 1,8 15 30
21 55 47 51 -14 14 0 0.39 0.0 6.9 16 20 1,3 20 20
22 68 45 57 -7 8 0 0.00 0.0 6.0 17 130 22 130
23 77 55 66 2 0 1 1.48 0.0 14.2 29 140 3 36 250
24 82 57 70 6 0 5 0.00 0.0 11.1 22 240 26 240
25 66 43 55 -8 10 0 0.00 0.0 15.8 29 280 34 330
26 57 37 47 -16 18 0 0.00 0.0 15.8 28 320 34 330
27 65 28 47 -16 18 0 0.00 0.0 7.5 17 150 22 150
28 74 48 61 -1 4 0 0.00 0.0 13.4 23 210 26 200
29 77 51 64 2 1 0 0.00 0.0 11.6 22 200 28 200
30 84 50 67 6 0 2 0.00 0.0 11.5 22 200 26 200
31 85 44 65 4 0 0 0.00 0.0 5.6 16 260 8 21 270
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AVG HIGH: 78.6 DEG PRECIPITATION: 2.54 INCHES AVG WIND: 10.5 MPH
AVG LOW: 54.1 DEG
NOTES: 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 12
Average Monthly: 66.3 Total for Month: 2.54 1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal: -0.1 Dptr fm normal: 0.03 2 = FOG REDUCING
VISIBILITY
Highest: 95 on 1 Grtst 24hr 1.48 on 23 TO 1/4 MILE OR
LESS
Lowest: 28 on 27 3 = THUNDER
SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS
Total month: 0 Inches 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: 5 VSBY 1/2 MILE
Max 90 or above: 5 0.10 inch or more: 4 OR LESS
Min 32 or below: 1 0.50 inch or more: 1 8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
Min 0 or below: 0 1.00 inch or more: 1 9 = BLOWING SNOW
x = TORNADO
[HEATING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)] [Pressure Data]
Total this Mo. 105 Highest SLP 30.47 on 14
Dptr fm normal 30 Lowest SLP 29.47 on 24
Seasonal total 105
Dptr fm normal 24
[COOLING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)]
Total this Mo. 154
Dptr fm normal 36
Seasonal total 2237
Dptr fm normal -200
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