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CXUS54 KEWX 011557  
CLMSAT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX  
1055 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009  
   
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..THE SAN ANTONIO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2009  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
HIGHEST 99 04/09 89 04/23  
04/22  
04/08  
LOWEST 37 04/07 42 04/14  
AVG. MAXIMUM 82.1 80.4 1.7 83.0  
AVG. MINIMUM 57.5 56.9 0.6 58.3  
MEAN 69.8 68.6 1.2 70.6  
DAYS MAX >= 90 5 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
TOTALS 2.05 2.60 -0.55 0.83  
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.09 -0.02 0.03  
DAYS >= .01 7 5  
DAYS >= .10 5 2  
DAYS >= .50 2 1  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.34 04/17 TO 04/18  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE 7/1 T 1.3 -1.3 0.0  
 
DEGREE_DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 27 42 -15 18  
SINCE 7/1 1058 1572 -514 1183  
COOLING TOTAL 180 161 19 191  
SINCE 1/1 385 255 130 369    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/170 DATE 04/30  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/170 DATE 04/30  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 66  
 
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 57  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 4  
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1  
HAZE 7  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
[PRESSURE DATA]  
HIGHEST SLP 30.42 ON 6TH  
LOWEST SLP 29.47 ON 2ND  
 
NOTES:  
04/09 DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMP TIE OF 99, PREVIOUS IN 1963  
04/22 DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMP TIE OF 96, PREVIOUS IN 1963  
 
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)  
 
STATION: SAN ANTONIO  
MONTH: APRIL  
YEAR: 2009  
LATITUDE: 29 31 N  
LONGITUDE: 98 28 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 78 46 62 -4 3 0 0.00 0.0 0 8.5 22 160 489 65 5 26 160  
2 79 54 67 1 0 2 T 0.0 0 14.9 35 320 683 91 3 46 320  
3 82 44 63 -3 2 0 0.00 0.0 0 9.1 22 160 753 100 3 28 140  
4 88 59 74 8 0 9 0.00 0.0 0 7.1 20 150 680 90 7 24 150  
5 76 57 67 1 0 2 0.00 0.0 0 14.7 28 350 675 89 5 38 350  
6 65 41 53 -13 12 0 0.00 0.0 0 12.7 23 340 630 83 8 31 360  
7 76 37 57 -10 8 0 0.00 0.0 0 7.0 15 180 760 100 2 21 200  
8 90 49 70 3 0 5 0.00 0.0 0 10.1 22 150 762 100 4 28 150  
9 99 57 78 11 0 13 0.00 0.0 0 9.0 25 280 575 75 5 38 290  
10 78 55 67 0 0 2 T 0.0 0 9.3 21 20 480 63 8 18 26 30  
11 65 61 63 -5 2 0 T 0.0 0 9.8 17 90 9 1 10 8 22 70  
12 86 54 70 2 0 5 0.22 0.0 0 9.2 23 280 598 78 4 1 30 280  
13 80 51 66 -2 0 1 0.00 0.0 0 9.4 23 350 770 100 0 41 330  
14 82 47 65 -3 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 5.8 17 150 718 93 3 23 150  
15 86 53 70 2 0 5 0.00 0.0 0 12.6 25 130 612 79 6 35 130  
16 70 64 67 -2 0 2 0.11 0.0 0 11.6 21 110 0 0 10 18 25 120  
17 71 62 67 -2 0 2 0.76 0.0 0 7.9 18 110 93 12 10 13 23 110  
18 84 63 74 5 0 9 0.60 0.0 0 5.8 14 20 450 58 7 13 22 290  
19 82 59 71 2 0 6 T 0.0 0 10.1 23 340 690 88 3 1 32 340  
20 84 51 68 -2 0 3 0.00 0.0 0 5.8 10 10 782 100 0 M M  
21 91 53 72 2 0 7 0.00 0.0 0 7.3 14 200 784 100 0 18 200  
22 96 65 81 11 0 16 0.00 0.0 0 11.7 21 150 785 100 1 31 170  
23 87 60 74 4 0 9 0.00 0.0 0 13.4 26 140 603 77 7 8 30 140  
24 82 69 76 6 0 11 T 0.0 0 12.9 28 140 216 27 9 18 33 150  
25 90 73 82 11 0 17 T 0.0 0 16.8 29 130 120 15 9 33 140  
26 81 71 76 5 0 11 0.04 0.0 0 18.8 32 140 276 35 10 1 37 140  
27 76 62 69 -2 0 4 0.29 0.0 0 10.3 26 30 187 20 8 138 39 30  
28 86 64 75 4 0 10 0.03 0.0 0 10.3 22 110 227 29 9 12 28 120  
29 85 72 79 7 0 14 T 0.0 0 17.0 32 160 425 53 10 18 41 150  
30 88 72 80 8 0 15 0.00 0.0 0 11.9 43 170 377 47 9 55 170  
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SM 2463 1725 27 180 2.05 0.0 320.8 15209 175  
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AV 82.1 57.5 10.7 FASTST 507 66 6 MAX(MPH)  
MISC ----> # 43 170 # 55 170  
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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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