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

                                          STATION:   ABILENE
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2012
                                          LATITUDE:   32 25 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  99 41 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  84  49  67  15   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 25 200   M    M   0        32 200
 2  65  47  56   4   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 21 360   M    M   0        25 360
 3  61  35  48  -5  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 23 320   M    M   2        29 320
 4  75  33  54   1  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 18 220   M    M   0        23 230
 5  75  45  60   7   5   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.7 29 160   M    M   0        38 160
 6  71  55  63   9   2   0 0.00  0.0    0 22.9 36 180   M    M   0        45 180
 7  79  61  70  16   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 21.4 33 190   M    M   2        43 190
 8  66  36  51  -3  14   0 0.02    T    0 18.2 37 350   M    M   9 1      44 360
 9  45  36  41 -13  24   0 0.26    T    0 10.6 22 350   M    M  10 1      26  20
10  46  42  44 -11  21   0 0.35  0.0    0  4.2 16 110   M    M  10 138    18 110
11  69  44  57   2   8   0 0.12  0.0    0  9.0 21 200   M    M   5 1      28 200
12  81  52  67  12   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 18 200   M    M   0        24 210
13  76  54  65   9   0   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 20 160   M    M   4        25 190
14  72  62  67  11   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 18 170   M    M   7        23 170
15  71  61  66  10   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 23 190   M    M   6        30 190
16  75  63  69  13   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 14.5 25 190   M    M   3        32 180
17  71  64  68  11   0   3 0.01  0.0    0 16.4 24 180   M    M   5 3      32 180
18  77  66  72  15   0   7 0.00  0.0    0 23.5 32 160   M    M   3        40 170
19  70  52  61   4   4   0 0.41    T    0 13.0 28 290   M    M   5 135    36 290
20  62  41  52  -6  13   0    T  0.0    0  8.1 21 190   M    M   6        29 210
21  61  38  50  -8  15   0 0.04  0.0    0  9.2 23 270   M    M   4 1      29 270
22  71  44  58   0   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 30 300   M    M   3        37 280
23  75  41  58   0   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 12 150   M    M   0        13 140
24  83  50  67   8   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 16 120   M    M   0        21 120
25  83  56  70  11   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 18 130   M    M   0        28 140
26  80  54  67   8   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 22 160   M    M   0        26 150
27  80  59  70  11   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 13.3 22 150   M    M   0        26 160
28  80  62  71  11   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 22 190   M    M   2        30 180
29  81  58  70  10   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 22 160   M    M   2        26 160
30  90  63  77  17   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 23 130   M    M   0        29 130
31  95  63  79  19   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 18 200   M    M   0        23 210
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SM 2270 1586       157  77  1.21    T    368.3          M       88
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AV 73.2 51.2                              11.9 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 37 350               # 45  180
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  ABILENE
                                          MONTH:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2012
                                          LATITUDE:   32 25 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  99 41 W

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 62.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.21    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   5.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.53    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    95 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.47 ON 10-11      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     33 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:    T          5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR    T  ON 19-19  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   157    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  20
DPTR FM NORMAL  -141    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2067    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -364

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    77
DPTR FM NORMAL    48    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    83    HIGHEST SLP 30.51 ON  9
DPTR FM NORMAL    49    LOWEST  SLP 29.57 ON 19

[REMARKS]
A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES WAS TIED ON THE 14TH.
THIS RECORD OF 62 DEGREES WAS PREVIOUSLY SET FOR THIS DATE IN 1944.

A NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES WAS SET ON THE
16TH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THIS DATE WAS 61 DEGREES SET IN 1930.

A NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEGREES WAS SET ON THE
17TH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THIS DATE WAS 63 DEGREES SET IN 2011.

A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES WAS TIED ON THE 18TH.
THIS RECORD OF 66 DEGREES WAS PREVIOUSLY SET FOR THIS DATE IN 1982.

A TRACE OF SNOWFALL ON THE 19TH WAS DUE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF HAIL.

#FINAL-03-12#