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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO
153 PM CDT SAT APR 01 2023

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...THE DEL RIO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1906 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           99   03/02                          94  03/26
                                                          03/27
LOWEST            39   03/18                          26  03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    80.9               78.0     2.9     80.8
AVG. MINIMUM    58.1               53.2     4.9     50.7
MEAN            69.5               65.6     3.9     65.8
DAYS MAX >= 90    11                                   7
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                                   1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          1.85               1.18    0.67        T
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.04    0.02        T
DAYS >= .01        4                                   0
DAYS >= .10        3                                   0
DAYS >= .50        1                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.52   03/17 TO 03/18

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

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     69                 92     -23       95
 SINCE 7/1       987               1233    -246       MM
COOLING TOTAL    215                110     105      127
 SINCE 1/1       316                138     178       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/310    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    73/310    DATE  03/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     54

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     10

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

&&

THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES ON MARCH 1ST TIED THE RECORD FOR THE
WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE EVER IN THE MONTH OF MARCH. IT TIED THE RECORD SET
MARCH 12, 2021.

MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY:
MARCH 2023 WAS THE 4TH WARMEST AND 21ST WETTEST MARCH ON RECORD.

SEA LEVEL PRESSURE DATA:
HIGHEST SLP 30.57 ON THE 19TH
LOWEST SLP 29.22 ON THE 2ND

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

                                          STATION:   DEL RIO
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   29 22 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 100 55 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  95  71  83  21   0  18 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 17 310   M    M   1 8      25 280
 2  99  57  78  16   0  13    T  0.0    0 15.1 48 310   M    M   3 8      73 310
 3  80  50  65   3   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 23 300   M    M   0        30 300
 4  87  48  68   6   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 16 120   M    M   0        24 110
 5  88  57  73  10   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 23 150   M    M   0        28 140
 6  90  65  78  15   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 14 100   M    M   3        19 110
 7  90  68  79  16   0  14 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 20 140   M    M   3 18     29 140
 8  79  68  74  10   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 17  80   M    M   4 8      23  80
 9  83  66  75  11   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 12 130   M    M   5 8      17 120
10  82  66  74  10   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 16 160   M    M   5        21 160
11  97  66  82  18   0  17 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 12 350   M    M   0 18     20 330
12  90  62  76  11   0  11 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 25 330   M    M   0        39 330
13  75  61  68   3   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 21 130   M    M   2        32 100
14  71  59  65   0   0   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 18 120   M    M   9        29 150
15  69  57  63  -2   2   0    T  0.0    0 14.3 22 120   M    M  10 1      33 120
16  92  60  76  10   0  11 0.05  0.0    0  8.3 25 360   M    M   6 138    38 360
17  61  47  54 -12  11   0 0.39  0.0    0  9.6 28 360   M    M   7 1      40 360
18  48  39  44 -22  21   0 1.13  0.0    0  3.7 13  40   M    M  10 1      20  40
19  54  42  48 -18  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 21 170   M    M   6        27 150
20  56  44  50 -17  15   0    T  0.0    0 11.8 23 140   M    M   9        29 130
21  81  55  68   1   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 14 150   M    M   5 18     27 150
22  91  59  75   8   0  10    T  0.0    0 11.7 24 150   M    M   4 12     31 160
23  88  71  80  12   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 16 120   M    M   5 18     24 110
24  88  60  74   6   0   9    T  0.0    0  9.9 25 300   M    M   1        34 300
25  84  49  67  -1   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 20 300   M    M   0        26 290
26  91  58  75   7   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 14 320   M    M   0        22 330
27  90  58  74   6   0   9    T  0.0    0  7.0 20 150   M    M   5        28 170
28  68  56  62  -7   3   0 0.28  0.0    0  6.9 17 330   M    M  10 3      26 320
29  75  57  66  -3   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 22 150   M    M   7        32 160
30  72  61  67  -2   0   2    T  0.0    0 11.3 21 120   M    M   7 18     30 120
31  94  65  80  11   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 17 310   M    M   2        29 340
================================================================================
SM 2508 1802        69 215  1.85  0.0    272.1          M      129
================================================================================
AV 80.9 58.1                               8.8 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    48 310                 73 310
================================================================================
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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