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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
315 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

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...THE SAN ANTONIO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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            90   04/15                         95  04/26
                        04/09
LOWEST             41   04/20                         50  04/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     78.8              80.5    -1.7     85.2
AVG. MINIMUM     56.5              58.1    -1.6     62.5
MEAN             67.6              69.3    -1.7     73.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      2                                  6
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           2.77              2.10    0.67     0.04
DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.07    0.02     0.00
DAYS >= .01         8                                  3
DAYS >= .10         6                                  0
DAYS >= .50         2                                  0
DAYS >= 1.00        1                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.49   04/02 TO 04/03

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

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      57                39      18        0
 SINCE 7/1       1191              1494    -303     1130
COOLING TOTAL     144               168     -24      274
 SINCE 1/1        261               259       2      443
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/300    DATE  04/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/290    DATE  04/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               18     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      5

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

REMARKS
NEW RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM OF 73 ON 17TH (PREV. 72 IN 2006)
NEW RECORD DAILY LOW OF 41 ON 20TH (PREV. 46 IN 1953)

APRIL 2013...WITH THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AT 67.6...WAS THE COOLEST
APRIL AT SAN ANTONIO SINCE APRIL 2007...WHEN THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE
WAS 65.2 IN APRIL 2007.

SEA LEVEL PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SLP 30.29 INCHES ON THE 25TH
LOWEST  SLP 29.50 INCHES ON THE  9TH

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

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

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
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  63  75   9   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 24 150   M    M   7 1      29 150
 2  80  58  69   3   0   4 1.20    T    0  9.8 37 300   M    M  10 135    46 290
 3  59  50  55 -11  10   0 0.29  0.0    0 12.3 23 250   M    M   9 13     31 260
 4  71  46  59  -7   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 20 310   M    M   4        26 320
 5  72  42  57 -10   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 12 150   M    M   4        15 150
 6  80  51  66  -1   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 21 170   M    M   5        26 160
 7  86  60  73   6   0   8    T  0.0    0 12.1 23 130   M    M   6        28 140
 8  77  67  72   4   0   7    T  0.0    0 13.5 23 140   M    M  10 1      29 140
 9  90  71  81  13   0  16    T  0.0    0 14.2 23 120   M    M   7 18     30 140
10  75  48  62  -6   3   0 0.12  0.0    0 15.0 31 360   M    M   9 1      39 350
11  71  48  60  -8   5   0 0.01  0.0    0  5.7 16 360   M    M   3        23 360
12  81  46  64  -4   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 17 150   M    M   2        23 150
13  78  52  65  -4   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 18 120   M    M   6        23 100
14  88  57  73   4   0   8    T  0.0    0  7.1 17 140   M    M   5 1      22 180
15  90  68  79  10   0  14    T  0.0    0 10.9 18 140   M    M   7 18     23 170
16  86  65  76   7   0  11    T  0.0    0 12.3 23 130   M    M   8 18     30 140
17  80  73  77   7   0  12    T  0.0    0 13.3 21 130   M    M  10 18     26 140
18  76  55  66  -4   0   1 0.19  0.0    0 13.3 25  10   M    M   9 1      36 360
19  72  46  59 -11   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 25  10   M    M   1        35 360
20  75  41  58 -12   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 25 130   M    M   0 8      31 130
21  81  52  67  -4   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 22 130   M    M   5        26 130
22  84  62  73   2   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 24 150   M    M   6        29 160
23  79  53  66  -5   0   1    T  0.0    0 10.9 23  10   M    M  10        29 350
24  64  47  56 -15   9   0    T  0.0    0 13.0 26  10   M    M  10        37  10
25  70  56  63  -9   2   0    T  0.0    0  8.6 15 100   M    M  10        20  50
26  78  60  69  -3   0   4 0.01  0.0    0  7.5 17 130   M    M  10 12     23 220
27  83  66  75   3   0  10 0.39  0.0    0  5.8 25 110   M    M  10 13     29 120
28  83  60  72   0   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 17 160   M    M   5 1      24 150
29  85  67  76   3   0  11 0.56  0.0    0  8.9 30 120   M    M   8 13     38 120
30  83  65  74   1   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 16 130   M    M   6 1      20 130
================================================================================
SM 2363 1695        57 144  2.77    T    288.1          M      202
================================================================================
AV 78.8 56.5                               9.6 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 37 300               # 46  290
================================================================================
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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