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JSC Weather Monthly Summary


JSC Building 30 Weather         Month:  Oct          Year:       2009

        Temperature in F                        Precipitation (inches)              Peak Wind (mph)             Altimeter                   Bldg 421 Rain
     Day  Max    Min   Average   HDD     CDD    Water   Snow  Snow Depth   Weather Direction Speed  Time [CDT]  Min    Max    Remarks       See Below
       1   86    76      81.0           16.0    0.11*                            3     S       31      1300     29.78  29.95                0.00
       2   89    63      76.0           11.0    1.02*                            3     NE      40      0440     29.80  29.92                1.73                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
       3   77    70      73.5            8.5    0.07*                            3     E       22      2348#    29.79  29.91                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
       4   85    73      79.0           14.0    0.51*                            3     E       40      1258     29.68  29.73                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
       5   84    79      81.5           16.5    0.01*                            1     SE      19      1704#    29.79  29.90                0.62@                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
       6   88    78      83.0           18.0    0.00                                   S       30      1336     29.80  29.91                0.02                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
       7   89    79      84.0           19.0    0.00                                   SW      26      1452     29.90  30.01                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
       8   87    80      83.5           18.5    0.00                                   SW      33      1418#    29.81  29.96                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
       9   85    59      72.0            7.0    0.23*                            3     N       40      1152     29.77  30.05                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
      10   68    57      62.5     2.5           0.01*                                  N       21      0852     30.00  30.10                0.74                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
      11   67    60      63.5     1.5           0.00                             1     NE      22      1224     29.96  30.10                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
      12   83    67      75.0           10.0    0.44                           1,3     SE      21      1332     29.91  30.00                                                                                                                         
      13   84    73      78.5           13.5    0.14*                                  S       26      1040     29.91  30.02                1.35@                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
      14   88    77      82.5           17.5    0.00                                   SW      19      1752#    29.82  29.96                0.01                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
      15   89    75      82.0           17.0    0.00                                   N       27      2352#    29.73  29.84                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
      16   77    65      71.0            6.0    0.00                                   N       30      1528     29.82  30.19                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
      17   73    58      65.6            0.5    0.00                                   NE      24      0504     30.18  30.34                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
      18   63    56      59.5     5.5           0.00                                   NE      23      0118     30.26  30.42                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
      19   74    59      66.5            1.5    0.00                                   SE      18      1704#    30.09  30.26                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      20   79    68      73.5            8.5    0.00                                   SE      24      1644     29.97  30.09                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      21   78    70      74.0            9.0    0.08*                            1     SE      29      1956     29.76  29.99                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
      22   75    60      67.5            2.5    2.26*                          1,3     S       47      0656     29.64  29.86                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
      23   68    53      60.5     4.5           0.00                                   NW      26      1636#    29.86  29.99                4.63@                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
      24   68    51      59.5     5.5           0.00                                   E       16      1636     29.93  30.07                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
      25   78    64      71.0            6.0    0.00                                   SE      23      1612#    29.87  29.95                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
      26   74    59      66.5            1.5    0.87*                            3     N       65      1015     29.83  29.97                0.27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
      27   67    54      60.5     4.5           0.02*                                  NW      23      0210#    29.79  29.92                1.62                              
      28   79    58      68.5            3.5    0.02*                                  SE      32      2238     29.67  29.83                0.00                                                    
      29   82    57      69.5            4.5    0.53*                            3     S       42      1336#    29.58  29.81                0.15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
      30   62    52      57.0     8.0           0.20*                                  N       30      0126#    29.74  30.04                1.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
      31   70    51      60.5     4.5           0.00                                   NW      20      1544#    30.04  30.15                0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Sum                              36.5   230.0   6.52*                                                                                      12.50       

Average 77.9    64.5       71.2                    
Maximum   89      80                                                                           65                      30.42
Minimum   62      51                                                                                            29.58

Temperature Data         Precipitation Data              Weather Symbols:
Average Monthly:      71 Total for month:             6.52*     1 Fog
JSC avg-EFD Climo   +0.2 JSC - EFD Climo:            +2.62*     2 Fog, VSBY <= 1/4 SM
Highest:      89 on  2nd Greatest daily total:        2.26*     3 Thunder
Lowest:       56 on 18th Days with 0.01" or more:       16      4 Ice Pellets
                         Days with 0.10" or more:       10      5 Hail
                         Days with 0.50" or more:        5      6 Glaze or rime
                         Days with 1.00" or more:        2      7 Blowing Dust or Sand, VSB <= 1/2 SM
                         Year-to-date rainfall:      35.21*     8 Smoke or Haze
                         Days with thunder:              9      9 Blowing Snow
Bldg 421 rain  12.50     Lightning flashes within      TBD      X Tornado, waterspout, funnel cloud
                         Days with dense fog:            0      # Last of more than one occurrence
JSC - EFD climate year to end of month: -4.89*                  @ Multiday rain total 
Remarks: 
*Year-to-date rainfall is underestimated due to data outage in February and some questionable measurements beginning in July.
Period of Record of Ellington Field climatology for comparison.  POR 07/1941 - 08/2007 
Cocorahs rain gauge near Bldg. 421 is generally read around 9AM so rain totals are approximately 9AM to 9AM.  Bldg 30 rainfail is 
measured midnight to midnight.


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