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CXUS54 KEWX 030826
CLMAUS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
320 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

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...THE AUSTIN BERGSTROM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1943 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            88   04/15                         94  04/26
LOWEST             33   04/20                         44  04/22
AVG. MAXIMUM     77.6              79.8    -2.2     84.9
AVG. MINIMUM     53.3              54.7    -1.4     58.6
MEAN             65.4              67.3    -1.9     71.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  5
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           5.56              2.28    3.28     0.09
DAILY AVG.       0.19              0.08    0.11     0.00
DAYS >= .01         8                                  2
DAYS >= .10         5                                  0
DAYS >= .50         2                                  0
DAYS >= 1.00        2                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.97   04/02 TO 04/03

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS              T                MM      MM      0.0
SINCE 7/1           T                MM      MM        T

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      98                63      35        2
 SINCE 7/1       1632              1900    -268     1473
COOLING TOTAL     117               130     -13      212
 SINCE 1/1        194               188       6      344
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/070    DATE  04/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/280    DATE  04/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         16

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      7

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

REMARKS
NEW RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 2.57 INCHES ON 2ND (PREV. 0.61 IN 2000)
NEW RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 0.45 INCHES ON 3RD (PREV. 0.20 IN 2000)
NEW RECORD DAILY LOW OF 36 ON 5TH (PREV. 38 IN 2011)
NEW RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM OF 73 ON 17TH (PREV. 72 IN 2006)
RECORD DAILY LOW TIE OF 41 ON 19TH (PREV. 1953)
NEW RECORD DAILY LOW OF 33 ON 20TH (PREV. 45 IN 2008)
NEW RECORD DAILY LOW OF 44 ON 21ST (PREV. 45 IN 1971)
NEW RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.89 INCHES ON 29TH (PREV. 1.51 IN 1979)

1/4 INCH HAIL WAS OBSERVED FROM 629PM TO 643PM CDT (14 MINUTES) ON
APRIL 29TH...WHEN 1.89 INCHES OF RAIN FELL.

APRIL 2013 WAS THE 5TH COLDEST APRIL ON RECORD.
APRIL 2013 WAS THE 6TH WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD.

APRIL 2013...WITH THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AT 65.4...WAS THE
COOLEST APRIL AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM SINCE APRIL 2007...WHEN THE
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 62.6 IN APRIL 2007.

SEA LEVEL PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SLP 30.33 INCHES ON THE 25TH
LOWEST  SLP 29.56 INCHES ON THE  9TH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   AUSTIN BERGSTROM
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2013
                                          LATITUDE:   30 13 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  97 40 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
================================================================================

 1  86  54  70   6   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 20 160   M    M   6 1      26 150
 2  75  54  65   1   0   0 2.57  0.0    0  8.9 30  70   M    M   9 1238   38 280
 3  57  50  54 -10  11   0 0.45  0.0    0 10.5 23  20   M    M  10 13     28  10
 4  61  45  53 -11  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 20 350   M    M   7        25 350
 5  72  36  54 -11  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 14 150   M    M   3        18 160
 6  82  50  66   1   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 23 180   M    M   5        33 190
 7  84  63  74   9   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 13.3 24 150   M    M   9        31 140
 8  77  67  72   7   0   7    T  0.0    0 14.0 24 140   M    M  10 18     31 140
 9  86  71  79  13   0  14    T  0.0    0 14.8 24 160   M    M   9 8      31 150
10  74  46  60  -6   5   0 0.15  0.0    0 15.6 20 350   M    M   8 1      30 150
11  66  44  55 -11  10   0    T    M    0  7.7 25  10   M    M   3        29  20
12  81  39  60  -6   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 14 150   M    M   2        18 150
13  78  44  61  -6   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 15 120   M    M   7        20 120
14  86  51  69   2   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 21 190   M    M   4 1      28 200
15  88  69  79  12   0  14 0.00  0.0    0 13.0 21 160   M    M   8 18     26 180
16  85  65  75   8   0  10    T  0.0    0 11.3 21 140   M    M   9 18     28 140
17  84  73  79  11   0  14    T  0.0    0 14.4 24 150   M    M  10 18     31 140
18  76  52  64  -4   1   0 0.36  0.0    0 15.7 28 340   M    M   8 1      37 340
19  69  40  55 -13  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 24 360   M    M   1        31 360
20  72  33  53 -15  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 18 150   M    M   0        23 150
21  78  44  61  -8   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 14 160   M    M   5        20 160
22  84  48  66  -3   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 20 160   M    M   2 12     25 160
23  79  49  64  -5   1   0 0.06  0.0    0 12.5 23  10   M    M  10 1      26 360
24  65  45  55 -14  10   0    T  0.0    0 16.6 26  30   M    M   9        33 350
25  71  55  63  -7   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 16  30   M    M  10        20  40
26  80  61  71   1   0   6 0.02  0.0    0 10.1 20 180   M    M  10 12     26 160
27  81  68  75   5   0  10 0.06  0.0    0  5.6 18 140   M    M  10 13     23 120
28  85  58  72   2   0   7    T  0.0    0  5.7 17 180   M    M   5 12     22 210
29  83  63  73   2   0   8 1.89    T    0  5.9 25 160   M    M   8 12358  32 150
30  83  61  72   1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  3.4 10 150   M    M   6 12     16 100
================================================================================
SM 2328 1598        98 117  5.56    T    289.9          M      203
================================================================================
AV 77.6 53.3                               9.7 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 30  70               # 38  280
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

1 = FOG OR MIST
2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
3 = THUNDER
4 = ICE PELLETS
5 = HAIL
6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM: VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
9 = BLOWING SNOW
X = TORNADO

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