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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
350 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2013

...MAY 2013 RECORDS AT SAN ANTONIO...

THE LOW OF 45 ON MAY 3RD BROKE THE RECORD LOW FOR MAY 3RD
OF 47 SET ON MAY 3...2011.

THE LOW OF 42 ON MAY 4TH BROKE THE DAILY RECORD FOR MAY 4TH
OF 44 SET ON MAY 4...1954...AND THE MONTHLY RECORD LOW FOR
MAY OF 43 SET ON MAY 9...1984.

THE HIGH OF 97 ON MAY 16TH TIED THE RECORD HIGH FOR MAY 16TH
OF 97 SET ON MAY 16...2003.

THE HIGH OF 97 ON MAY 17TH TIED THE RECORD HIGH FOR MAY 17TH
OF 97 SET ON MAY 17...2003.

SATURDAY...MAY 25...2013 RAINFALL OF 9.87 INCHES WAS THE 2ND GREATEST
AMOUNT OF DAILY RAIN OF RECORD AT SAN ANTONIO SINCE 1885...LESS THAN
THE 11.26 INCHES OF RAIN THAT CAME ON ANOTHER SATURDAY 15 YEARS AGO
IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER ON THE 17TH OF OCTOBER 1998. ON THE WEEKEND
OF OCTOBER 17 AND 18...1998...14.42 INCHES OF RAIN WAS OBSERVED AT
SAN ANTONIO. THE MAXIMUM 24 HOUR RAIN AMOUNT FOR MAY OF 2013 OF
12.17 AT SAN ANTONIO FROM MAY 24 TO MAY 25 WAS LESS THAN THE RECORD
24 HOUR RAIN AMOUNT OF 13.35 INCHES FROM OCTOBER 17 TO 18...1998.

THE 21 GREATEST DAILY RAINFALLS OF RECORD AT SAN ANTONIO ARE LISTED
BELOW...LISTED BY ABSOLUTE VALUE OF RAIN THAT FELL DURING A CALENDAR
DAY. THE 21 GREATEST DAYS OF RAIN IS LISTED TO INCLUDE A HEAVY RAIN
IN NOVEMBER...THAT CAME ON NOVEMBER 1...1977. THE LIST ILLUSTRATES
THAT SINCE 1885 HEAVY RAIN EVENTS AT SAN ANTONIO HAVE COME DURING
ALL SEASONS OF THE YEAR.

 1. 11.26 ON OCTOBER 17...1998
 2.  9.87 ON MAY 25...2013
 3.  9.52 ON JULY 1...2002
 4.  6.83 ON SEPTEMBER 9...1921
 5.  6.82 ON MAY 31...1937
 6.  6.78 ON APRIL 18...1915
 7.  6.54 ON SEPTEMBER 26...1973
 8.  6.26 ON MAY 5...1993
 9.  6.18 ON JUNE 3...1951
10.  5.97 ON DECEMBER 19...1991
11.  5.96 ON OCTOBER 1...1913
12.  5.84 ON MAY 9...1935
13.  5.73 ON AUGUST 16...2007
14.  5.57 ON AUGUST 13...1950
15.  5.42 ON OCTOBER 4...2009
16.  5.34 ON MAY 7...1972
17.  5.29 ON OCTOBER 4...1942
18.  5.13 ON SEPTEMBER 13...1978 AND JUNE 4...1986
19.  5.07 ON SEPTEMBER 22...1932
20.  4.94 ON AUGUST 15...1960
21.  4.87 ON NOVEMBER 1...1977

ALTHOUGH NOT IN THE LIST ABOVE AS A DAILY RAINFALL RECORD...A JANUARY
HEAVY RAIN EVENT CAME IN JANUARY 1968 FROM JANUARY 18 TO JANUARY
20...1968...WHEN 6.86 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 3 DAYS.  JANUARY 1968
IS THE WETTEST JANUARY AT SAN ANTONIO SINCE 1885 WITH 8.52 INCHES
OF RAIN FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. OTHER HEAVY RAIN EVENTS IN THE
WINTER CAME ON DECEMBER 22...1986...WHEN 4.01 INCHES OF RAIN FELL...
AND FROM DECEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 22...1991...WHEN 12.19 INCHES OF
RAIN FELL AT SAN ANTONIO.

THE MONTHLY RAINFALL FOR MAY 2013 OF 13.19 INCHES WAS THE 2ND WETTEST
MAY AT SAN ANTONIO FROM 1885 TO 2013 AND IS THE 6TH WETTEST ALL TIME
MONTH AT SAN ANTONIO.  MAY 2013 ALSO FOLLOWS ANOTHER WET MAY THAT CAME
LAST YEAR IN 2012...WHEN 9.84 INCHES FELL AT SAN ANTONIO...FROM
MAY 1 TO MAY 15...2012.

THE 10 WETTEST MONTHS OF MAY AT SAN ANTONIO FROM 1885 TO 2013
ARE LISTED BELOW.

 1. MAY 1935...14.07
 2. MAY 2013...13.19
 3. MAY 1987...12.85
 4. MAY 1993...12.47
 5. MAY 1972...11.24
 6. MAY 2012....9.84
 7. MAY 1957....8.22
 8. MAY 1965....8.18
 9. MAY 1992....8.15
10. MAY 1885....7.92

THE 10 WETTEST ALL TIME MONTHS OF RECORD AT SAN ANTONIO FROM 1885
TO 2013 ARE LISTED BELOW.

 1.  18.07 - OCTOBER 1998
 2.  16.92 - JULY 2002
 3.  15.78 - SEPTEMBER 1946
 4.  14.07 - MAY 1935
 5.  13.96 - DECEMBER 1991
 6.  13.19 - MAY 2013
 7.  13.09 - SEPTEMBER 1973
 8.  12.85 - MAY 1987
 9.  12.47 - MAY 1993
10.  11.95 - JUNE 1986

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