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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTION TO REMOVE THE RECORD ON THE 20TH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
1230 PM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE SAN ANTONIO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            97   05/17                         96  05/04
                        05/16
LOWEST             42R  05/04                         58  05/16
AVG. MAXIMUM     86.5              87.0    -0.5     87.9
AVG. MINIMUM     65.0              66.8    -1.8     68.3
MEAN             75.8              76.9    -1.1     78.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     13                                 15
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          13.19              4.01    9.18     9.84
DAILY AVG.       0.43              0.13    0.30     0.32
DAYS >= .01         6                                  9
DAYS >= .10         4                                  7
DAYS >= .50         3                                  7
DAYS >= 1.00        2                                  5
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   12.17   05/24 TO 05/25

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1           T               0.7    -0.7        T

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      15                 2      13        0
 SINCE 7/1       1206              1496    -290     1130
COOLING TOTAL     356               370     -14      413
 SINCE 1/1        617               629     -12      856
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/150    DATE  05/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/140    DATE  05/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      9

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

REMARKS
NEW RECORD DAILY LOW OF 45 ON 3RD (PREV. 47 IN 2011)
NEW RECORD DAILY LOW OF 42 ON 4TH (PREV. 44 IN 1954)
NEW RECORD MONTHLY LOW OF 42 ON 4TH (PREV. 43 IN 1984)
TIED DAILY RECORD HIGH OF 97 ON 16TH (PREV. IN 2003)
TIED DAILY RECORD HIGH OF 97 ON 17TH (PREV. IN 2003)
NEW RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 9.87 INCHES (PREV. 1.66 IN 1933)

MAY 25TH WAS THE ALL TIME WETTEST DAY IN MAY. THE PREVIOUS
WETTEST DAY WAS 6.82 INCHES OBSERVED ON MAY 31ST 1937.

MAY 25TH WAS THE 2ND WETTEST DAILY RAINFALL OF RECORD SINCE 1885
AFTER THE RECORD DAILY AMOUNT OF 11.26 INCHES OBSERVED ON
OCTOBER 17TH 1998.

MAY 2013...WITH THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 13.19 INCHES...WAS THE 2ND
WETTEST MAY OF RECORD...AFTER A MAY MONTHLY RECORD OF 14.07 INCHES IN MAY
OF 1935.

SEA LEVEL PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SLP 30.34 INCHES ON THE 3RD
LOWEST  SLP 29.64 INCHES ON THE 20TH

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

                                          STATION:   SAN ANTONIO
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2013
                                          LATITUDE:   29 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98 28 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
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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  68  77   4   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 25 280   M    M   7 3      37 270
 2  75  51  63 -10   2   0 0.65  0.0    0 20.2 31 350   M    M   8 13     44 140
 3  70  45  58 -16   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 26 350   M    M   1        37  10
 4  80  42  61 -13   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 16 240   M    M   3        23 220
 5  81  47  64 -10   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 14 360   M    M   1        21  30
 6  76  52  64 -10   1   0    T  0.0    0  2.8 12 100   M    M   5        15 110
 7  84  51  68  -7   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 18 160   M    M   3        22 160
 8  85  62  74  -1   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 21 130   M    M   7        25 130
 9  81  63  72  -3   0   7 0.05  0.0    0  9.4 23  20   M    M  10 138    32  30
10  84  62  73  -3   0   8 0.22  0.0    0  8.5 31 330   M    M   7 13     43 330
11  83  63  73  -3   0   8    T  0.0    0  9.5 18 360   M    M   6        26  30
12  81  60  71  -5   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 20 100   M    M   6        23 100
13  84  55  70  -6   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 16 170   M    M   2        22 170
14  87  60  74  -2   0   9    T  0.0    0  9.9 25 160   M    M   6        30 160
15  90  71  81   4   0  16    T  0.0    0 14.3 25 150   M    M   9 1      31 140
16  97  72  85   8   0  20 0.00  0.0    0 12.4 22 130   M    M   6 18     25 130
17  97  75  86   9   0  21 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 21 120   M    M   6 18     25 140
18  96  72  84   6   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 13.6 26 160   M    M   7 18     37 150
19  95  73  84   6   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 13.9 22 130   M    M   7 8      33 150
20  95  73  84   6   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 13.9 23 140   M    M   6 18     31 130
21  92  74  83   5   0  18 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 22 160   M    M   8 138    28 160
22  91  65  78   0   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 17 140   M    M   5 8      23 140
23  95  75  85   6   0  20 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 21 120   M    M   7 18     25 120
24  79  68  74  -5   0   9 2.33  0.0    0  6.3 20 290   M    M  10 123    26 280
25  82  67  75  -4   0  10 9.87  0.0    0 11.1 24 300   M    M   8 13     28 300
26  87  73  80   1   0  15 0.07  0.0    0 11.0 20 150   M    M   9 1      24 130
27  90  73  82   2   0  17 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 24 140   M    M   8        31 140
28  90  75  83   3   0  18    T  0.0    0 17.0 26 130   M    M   8        33 150
29  86  75  81   1   0  16    T  0.0    0 17.4 31 150   M    M   9        38 150
30  90  77  84   4   0  19    T  0.0    0 12.4 22 150   M    M   9        31 140
31  93  76  85   5   0  20 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 21 150   M    M   7        26 140
================================================================================
SM 2682 2015        15 356 13.19     0.0 332.2          M      201
================================================================================
AV 86.5 65.0                              10.7 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 31 350               # 44  140
================================================================================
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
$$