Preliminary Local Climatological Data
Station: ABILENE TX
SEPTEMBER 1997
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 Dr
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1 94 69 82 2 0 17 0.00 0.0 7.7 15 140 18 140
2 95 70 83 3 0 18 0.00 0.0 6.3 13 100 15 100
3 90 72 81 1 0 16 T 0.0 9.8 21 350 25 350
4 85 71 78 -1 0 13 0.00 0.0 7.4 16 80 1,8 20 80
5 87 68 78 -1 0 13 0.00 0.0 7.0 13 110 1,8 16 130
6 92 67 80 1 0 15 0.00 0.0 8.5 16 130 20 110
7 93 67 80 2 0 15 0.00 0.0 7.5 16 200 20 190
8 96 70 83 5 0 18 0.00 0.0 6.4 14 230 16 300
9 94 68 81 3 0 16 0.00 0.0 9.9 26 60 31 50
10 82 64 73 -5 0 8 0.01 0.0 5.7 13 30 1 15 350
11 89 60 75 -2 0 10 0.00 0.0 8.1 17 150 22 150
12 94 66 80 3 0 15 0.00 0.0 12.8 22 150 28 160
13 95 75 85 8 0 20 0.00 0.0 12.7 22 180 26 190
14 95 70 83 7 0 18 0.00 0.0 9.1 16 150 23 150
15 97 74 86 10 0 21 0.00 0.0 10.1 18 170 24 160
16 99 72 86 10 0 21 0.00 0.0 11.2 21 210 25 160
17 100 77 89 13 0 24 0.00 0.0 12.7 22 220 25 220
18 97 76 87 12 0 22 0.00 0.0 13.6 21 150 26 140
19 96 73 85 10 0 20 0.00 0.0 12.2 21 190 25 190
20 89 66 78 3 0 13 T 0.0 11.1 21 10 26 30
21 84 56 70 -4 0 5 0.00 0.0 10.1 16 80 18 80
22 80 71 76 2 0 11 0.03 0.0 13.2 22 130 1 25 150
23 80 65 73 -1 0 8 0.00 0.0 14.0 23 350 1 28 340
24 76 59 68 -6 0 3 0.00 0.0 13.3 21 340 24 340
25 80 53 67 -6 0 2 0.00 0.0 6.4 15 340 22 360
26 88 49 69 -4 0 4 0.00 0.0 3.3 10 90 11 90
27 94 60 77 4 0 12 0.00 0.0 8.8 15 220 21 190
28 88 65 77 5 0 12 0.00 0.0 10.8 21 350 30 360
29 92 56 74 2 0 9 0.00 0.0 5.1 13 200 15 210
30 99 72 86 14 0 21 0.00 0.0 9.3 15 160 20 220
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AVG HIGH: 90.7 DEG PRECIPITATION: 0.04 IN AVG WIND: 9.5 MPH
AVG LOW: 66.7 DEG
NOTE: 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: 78.7 Total for Month: 0.04 1 = FOG
Dptr fm normal: 2.7 Dptr fm normal: -3.17 2 = FOG REDUCING
VISIBILITY
Highest: 100 on 17TH Grtst 24hr 0.03 on 22ND TO 1/4 MILE OR
Lowest: 49 on 26TH LESS
3 = THUNDER
4 = ICE PELLETS
[No. of Days with] [WEATHER - Days with] 5 = HAIL Max 32 or
below: 0 0.01 inch or more: 2 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
Max 90 or above: 18 0.10 inch or more: 0 7 = BLOWING DUST
Min 32 or below: 0 0.50 inch or more: 0 OR SAND:
Min 0 or below: 0 1.00 inch or more: 0 VSBY 1/2 MILE
OR LESS
8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
9 = BLOWING SNOW
x = TORNADO
[HEATING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)] [Pressure Data]
Total this Mo. 0 Highest SLP 30.18 on 21
Dptr fm normal -6 Lowest SLP 29.66 on 27
Seasonal total 0
Dptr fm normal -6
[COOLING DEGREE DAYS (Base 65)]
Total this Mo. 420
Dptr fm normal 84
Seasonal total 2083
Dptr fm normal -236
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