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CLIMATE REPORT...PRELIMINARY...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
129 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE SAN ANTONIO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           103   08/10                        110  08/28
LOWEST             71   08/20                         73  08/26
AVG. MAXIMUM     98.5              96.0     2.5    101.5
AVG. MINIMUM     76.0              74.7     1.3     78.5
MEAN             87.2              85.3     1.9     90.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     31                                 31
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           2.41              2.09    0.32     0.15
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.07    0.01     0.00
DAYS >= .01         2                                  1
DAYS >= .10         1                                  1
DAYS >= .50         1                                  0
DAYS >= 1.00        1                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.41   08/18 TO 08/19

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

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL     698               631      67      780
 SINCE 1/1       2793              2391     402     3115
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/350    DATE  08/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/360    DATE  08/10


PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE 30.07 INCHES ON THE  6TH.
LOWEST  SEA LEVEL PRESSURE 29.65 INCHES ON THE 30TH.


SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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


REMARKS:
RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TIED ON THE 15TH, 102. PREVIOUS OCCURANCE 1968.
RECORD DAILY RAINFALL SET ON THE 19TH, 2.36. OLD RECORD 1.58 IN 1900.
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET ON THE 31ST 81. OLD RECORD 79 IN 2010.
AUGUST 2012 BECOMES THE 5TH WARMEST AUGUST ON RECORD.



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

                                          STATION:   SAN ANTONIO
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2012
                                          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
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 1 101  76  89   3   0  24 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 16 140   M    M   4         M  M
 2 101  76  89   3   0  24 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 23 140   M    M   2        31 210
 3 100  75  88   2   0  23 0.00  0.0    0 10.9 22 130   M    M   2        26 140
 4  99  77  88   2   0  23 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 23 130   M    M   4        28 130
 5  96  75  86   0   0  21    T  0.0    0  5.5 28 130   M    M   5        35 100
 6  98  73  86   0   0  21 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 14 130   M    M   3        18 110
 7  99  77  88   2   0  23 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 15 130   M    M   2        18 130
 8  99  77  88   2   0  23 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 17 140   M    M   2        22 120
 9 100  78  89   3   0  24 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 21 150   M    M   4        26 140
10 103  76  90   4   0  25    T  0.0    0  6.7 41 350   M    M   3 378    53 360
11 102  74  88   2   0  23 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 20 160   M    M   1        25 150
12 101  78  90   4   0  25 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 17 150   M    M   1        22 160
13 101  78  90   4   0  25 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 20 160   M    M   5        24 170
14 101  79  90   4   0  25 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 23 160   M    M   3        28 160
15 102  78  90   4   0  25 0.00  0.0    0 14.1 25 150   M    M   2        31 170
16 101  77  89   3   0  24 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 22 120   M    M   3        26 120
17 100  79  90   4   0  25 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 20 150   M    M   5        23 160
18  99  74  87   1   0  22 0.05  0.0    0  9.2 23  60   M    M   7 3      29  90
19  91  72  82  -4   0  17 2.36  0.0    0  5.7 16  90   M    M   8 13     22  60
20  97  71  84  -2   0  19 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 13 110   M    M   3 1      15 120
21  94  72  83  -2   0  18    T  0.0    0  5.8 20  50   M    M   5        28  40
22  93  72  83  -2   0  18 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 15  80   M    M   4        20  70
23  93  74  84  -1   0  19 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 20 120   M    M   5        26 120
24  95  75  85   0   0  20 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 22 160   M    M   5        26 160
25  96  76  86   1   0  21 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 26 110   M    M   5        32 110
26  95  78  87   2   0  22 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 18 130   M    M   7        22 140
27  97  76  87   2   0  22 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 10 100   M    M   5        15 120
28 100  77  89   5   0  24 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 15  30   M    M   6        20  10
29  99  79  89   5   0  24 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 21 360   M    M   4        29  30
30 101  76  89   5   0  24 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 14 340   M    M   5        17 300
31  99  81  90   6   0  25 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 29 140   M    M   7        35 130
================================================================================
SM 3053 2356         0 698  2.41     0.0 249.9          M      127
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AV 98.5 76.0                               8.1 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 41 350               # 53  360
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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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