Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
242 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE YESTERDAY...

RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES WERE SET YESTERDAY AT AMARILLO...BORGER AND
DALHART.

THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 20 DEGREES AT AMARILLO BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF
32 WHICH WAS SET ON APRIL 24 1958.

THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 24 DEGREES AT BORGER BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF
34 WHICH WAS SET ON APRIL 24 1967.

THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 17 DEGREES AT DALHART BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF
29 WHICH WAS SET ON APRIL 24 1968.

EACH OF THESE RECORDS WAS ALSO A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR SO LATE
IN THE SEASON.

AT AMARILLO...THE LAST TIME A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 20 DEGREES OR LOWER
WAS REACHED SO LATE IN THE SPRING WAS APRIL 12 1940 WHEN THE
TEMPERATURE FELL TO 16 DEGREES.

AT BORGER...THE LAST TIME A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 24 DEGREES OR LOWER
WAS REACHED SO LATE IN THE SPRING WAS APRIL 13 1997 WHEN THE
TEMPERATURE FELL TO 23 DEGREES.

AT DALHART...THE LAST TIME A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 17 DEGREES OR LOWER
WAS REACHED SO LATE IN THE SPRING WAS APRIL 12 1997 WHEN THE
TEMPERATURE ON THAT DAY ALSO FELL TO 17 DEGREES.

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COCKRELL