Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

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CLMAUS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
1250 PM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE AUSTIN BERGSTROM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1943 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            95   05/18                         95  05/05
LOWEST             37R  05/04                         55  05/16
AVG. MAXIMUM     86.0              86.7    -0.7     88.1
AVG. MINIMUM     62.6              63.7    -1.1     66.0
MEAN             74.3              75.2    -0.9     77.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     12                                 17
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           5.10              2.66    2.44     5.29
DAILY AVG.       0.16              0.09    0.07     0.17
DAYS >= .01         7                                  7
DAYS >= .10         4                                  6
DAYS >= .50         3                                  4
DAYS >= 1.00        2                                  1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.72   05/24 TO 05/25

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

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      23                 3      20        0
 SINCE 7/1       1655              1903    -248     1473
COOLING TOTAL     320               319       1      378
 SINCE 1/1        514               507       7      722
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/300    DATE  05/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/310    DATE  05/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

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

REMARKS
NEW RECORD DAILY LOW OF 42 ON 3RD (PREV. 44 IN 2011)
NEW RECORD DAILY LOW OF 37 ON 4TH (PREV. 38 IN 2011)
NEW RECORD MONTHLY LOW OF 37 ON 4TH (PREV. 38 IN 2011)
NEW RECORD DAILY LOW OF 45 ON 6TH (PREV. 49 IN 1953)
TIED DAILY RECORD LOW OF 48 ON 13TH (PREV. 48 IN 1960)
TIED DAILY RECORD HIGH OF 93 ON 17TH (PREV. 93 IN 2003)
NEW RECORD DAILY HIGH OF 95 ON 18TH (PREV. 94 IN 2003)

MAY 2013...WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 74.3...WAS THE 10TH
COOLEST MAY OF RECORD SINCE 1942.

MAY 2013... WITH AN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 62.6 WAS
THE 2ND COOLEST AVERAGE DAILY LOW SINCE 1942. THE COOLEST
AVERAGE LOW FOR MAY WAS 61.7 IN 1976.

1/8 INCH DIAMETER HAIL OBSERVED ON MAY 10 FROM 802 PM
TO 809PM CDT (7 MINUTE DURATION)

SEA LEVEL PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SLP 30.33 INCHES ON THE 3RD
LOWEST  SLP 29.65 INCHES ON THE 21TH

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

                                          STATION:   AUSTIN BERGSTROM
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2013
                                          LATITUDE:   30 13 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  97 40 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  87  65  76   5   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 16 150   M    M   7        21 140
 2  74  49  62 -10   3   0 0.01  0.0    0 18.4 30 350   M    M   9 3      39 360
 3  70  42  56 -16   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 30 350   M    M   1        37  10
 4  85  37  61 -11   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 20 230   M    M   3        25 240
 5  77  46  62 -10   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 17 360   M    M   1        23 360
 6  76  45  61 -12   4   0    T  0.0    0  1.4  9  40   M    M   5        13 230
 7  85  45  65  -8   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 15 190   M    M   4        21 190
 8  85  61  73   0   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 22 170   M    M   7 1      28 170
 9  79  66  73   0   0   8 0.01  0.0    0  8.7 22 120   M    M  10 13     30 120
10  86  61  74   0   0   9 1.07    T    0  8.1 33 300   M    M   7 135    45 310
11  82  61  72  -2   0   7 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 21  20   M    M   6        26  30
12  82  53  68  -6   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 15  30   M    M   5        20  30
13  84  48  66  -8   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 13 150   M    M   1        18 140
14  86  54  70  -5   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 21 160   M    M   6 1      28 160
15  86  69  78   3   0  13 0.03  0.0    0 13.7 25 160   M    M   9 1      33 160
16  93  72  83   8   0  18    T  0.0    0 13.1 25 190   M    M   7 1      37 180
17  93  74  84   8   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 20 140   M    M   7 18     25 140
18  95  71  83   7   0  18 0.00  0.0    0 13.3 24 160   M    M   6 18     33 150
19  92  72  82   6   0  17 0.00  0.0    0 13.8 23 160   M    M   6 8      31 150
20  93  72  83   7   0  18 0.00  0.0    0 13.6 24 150   M    M   5        31 150
21  91  69  80   3   0  15    T  0.0    0 12.8 25  20   M    M  10        31 190
22  92  56  74  -3   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 14 130   M    M   4 1      17 130
23  91  74  83   6   0  18 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 18 140   M    M   7 1      23 140
24  84  69  77   0   0  12 3.13  0.0    0  6.6 28 260   M    M   9 123    38 260
25  80  70  75  -3   0  10 0.60  0.0    0  5.9 20 150   M    M   9 1      26 150
26  87  71  79   1   0  14 0.25  0.0    0 10.0 26 170   M    M   8        35 170
27  90  69  80   2   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 21 160   M    M   7 1      28 150
28  90  74  82   4   0  17 0.00  0.0    0 14.2 23 160   M    M   8        31 150
29  88  74  81   3   0  16    T  0.0    0 16.8 29 150   M    M   8        36 150
30  91  76  84   5   0  19    T  0.0    0 14.0 23 170   M    M   8        29 190
31  92  77  85   6   0  20    T  0.0    0 13.4 21 160   M    M   8        28 150
================================================================================
SM 2666 1942        23 320  5.10    T    314.7          M      198
================================================================================
AV 86.0 62.6                              10.2 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 33 300               # 45  310
================================================================================
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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