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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX                      
137 AM CST MON MAR 1 2004

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...THE AUSTIN BERGSTROM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1943 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63    915 AM  84    1952  70     -7       52       
  MINIMUM         50   1023 PM  28    1984  48      2       33       
  AVERAGE         57                        59     -2               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39          0.69 1996   0.08   0.31     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.38                      2.02   3.36     4.92    
  SINCE JUL 1     19.13                     21.19  -2.06    33.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.93                      4.23   3.70     6.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  447                       292    155      430       
  SINCE DEC 1   1273                      1124    149     1417       
  SINCE JUL 1   1472                      1347    125     1776       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        19    -19        7       
  SINCE DEC 1     26                        47    -21       15       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        29    -10       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  16 PERCENT                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE AUSTIN BERGSTROM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        87      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        25      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2004.........SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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