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CLIMATE REPORT...PRELININARY...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
901 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE SAN ANTONIO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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            82   12/19                         79  12/01
LOWEST             27   12/21                         27  12/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     68.8              64.0     4.8     63.1
AVG. MINIMUM     45.4              41.7     3.7     44.6
MEAN             57.1              52.9     4.2     53.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      7                                  3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.37              1.91   -1.54     2.84
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.06   -0.05     0.09
DAYS >= .01         7                                 16
DAYS >= .10         1                                 10
DAYS >= .50         0                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.26   12/30 TO 12/31

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

PRESSURE DATA
 HIGHEST SLP 30.51 ON 21
 LOWEST  SLP 29.55 ON 25

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     284               391    -107      349
 SINCE 7/1        459               602    -143      534
COOLING TOTAL      46                14      32       10
 SINCE 1/1       3603              3131     472     3994
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/320    DATE  12/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/330    DATE  12/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      4

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

REMARKS:

DAILY RECORDS,
MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE 68 ON THE 1ST. PREVIOUS RECORD 66 LAST SET IN 2007.
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE 81 ON THE 18 TIED WITH 2006.
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE 82 ON THE 19TH. OLD RECORD 81 IN 1977.


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

                                          STATION:   SAN ANTONIO
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          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  80  68  74  18   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 17 170   M    M   7        21 190
 2  79  67  73  18   0   8 0.03  0.0    0  9.0 20 160   M    M   8 1      25 160
 3  79  65  72  17   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 16 170   M    M   7        23 170
 4  79  56  68  13   0   3    T  0.0    0  4.7 15 340   M    M   6 18     20 340
 5  76  46  61   6   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.6 10 340   M    M   2        13  20
 6  74  46  60   6   5   0    T    M    0  4.2 13 160   M    M   5 18     22 100
 7  76  59  68  14   0   3    T  0.0    0  4.1 13 190   M    M   9 12     16 190
 8  78  62  70  16   0   5 0.01  0.0    0  4.5 13 180   M    M   9 128    16 170
 9  78  57  68  14   0   3    T  0.0    0  6.3 20 360   M    M  10 138    25  30
10  57  34  46  -8  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 32 350   M    M   6        41 350
11  55  31  43 -10  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.2 12  60   M    M   4        16  50
12  61  29  45  -8  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5  9 180   M    M   0        16  70
13  64  33  49  -4  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 15 150   M    M   5        20 130
14  71  55  63  10   2   0 0.02  0.0    0  7.0 18 160   M    M  10 1      23 170
15  71  57  64  11   1   0 0.01  0.0    0  3.1 14 360   M    M  10 1      17 360
16  71  49  60   8   5   0 0.04  0.0    0  3.8 17 330   M    M   9 1      23 320
17  75  44  60   8   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 17 310   M    M   1        21 300
18  81  41  61   9   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 15 150   M    M   0 1      20 150
19  82  63  73  21   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 28 320   M    M   9 1      33 320
20  70  31  51  -1  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.4 40 320   M    M   5        53 330
21  61  27  44  -8  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 13 150   M    M   6        14 150
22  66  35  51  -1  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 20 170   M    M   6        28 190
23  68  57  63  11   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 13 200   M    M  10        17 210
24  71  45  58   6   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 13  40   M    M   5        15  40
25  71  36  54   2  11   0    T  0.0    0 16.8 35 300   M    M   5 1      46 310
26  51  28  40 -12  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 25 340   M    M   6        32 340
27  48  29  39 -13  26   0    T  0.0    0  3.4  9 110   M    M   8 1      10  50
28  71  42  57   6   8   0    T  0.0    0 11.6 25 330   M    M   5 12     31 360
29  53  35  44  -7  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 25 350   M    M   8        33 350
30  54  30  42  -9  23   0 0.02    M    0  6.4 18 140   M    M   9 1      22 140
31  61  50  56   5   9   0 0.24  0.0    0  3.8 12 130   M    M  10 12     17 270
================================================================================
SM 2132 1407       284  46  0.37     0.0 208.6          M      200
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AV 68.8 45.4                               6.7 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 40 320               # 53  330
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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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