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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1002 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             103   09/05/1995
 LOW               30   09/30/1984
HIGHEST           100   09/04                         97  09/12
                                                          09/01
LOWEST             45   09/16                         48  09/05
AVG. MAXIMUM     85.5              82.6     2.9     84.8
AVG. MINIMUM     57.1              56.4     0.7     56.5
MEAN             71.3              69.5     1.8     70.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     14               6.5     7.5        8
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.42   1923
 MINIMUM         0.03   2000
                        1977
TOTALS           3.25              1.92    1.33     0.92
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.06    0.05     0.03
DAYS >= .01         8               6.3     1.7        4
DAYS >= .10         6               3.8     2.2        2
DAYS >= .50         4               1.3     2.7        0
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.4     0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.00   09/29

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            0.3   1984
TOTALS              T                 T     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1           T                 T     0.0      0.0
DAYS >= TRACE       1               0.0     1.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0
 24 HR TOTAL        TR  09/05

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      29                43     -14       19
 SINCE 7/1         29                44     -15       19
COOLING TOTAL     226               178      48      196
 SINCE 1/1       1979              1370     609     2179
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/360    DATE  09/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/360    DATE  09/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     52

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             10     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      0

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

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