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CLIAUS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX                      
148 AM CST WED DEC 17 2003

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...THE AUSTIN BERGSTROM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1943 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61   1222 AM  80    1977  63     -2       70       
  MINIMUM         32   1155 PM  18    1989  42    -10       51       
  AVERAGE         47                        53     -6               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 1994   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      1.34  -0.96     3.40    
  SINCE JUL 1     10.92                     15.77  -4.85    25.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.10                     33.53 -10.43    35.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        13      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       187     23      243       
  SINCE DEC 1    210                       187     23      243       
  SINCE JUL 1    409                       410     -1      602       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16        2       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                        16    -16        2       
  SINCE JAN 1   2794                      2980   -186     2895       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    27   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  99 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SANDSTORM                                                          
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    50           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    34                                                       
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THE AUSTIN BERGSTROM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        85      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2003......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2003......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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