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Amarillo Climate Notes
All-time record temperatures:
Highest: 111° F on June 26, 2011
Lowest: -16° F on February 12, 1899
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MONTHLY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS
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Notes of Interest:
All-time low temperature in Texas: -23° F at Seminole on February 8, 1933
All-time official low temperature in the Texas Panhandle: -22° F in Spearman on January 4, 1959
All-time unofficial low in the Panhandle: -30° F, 30 miles southeast of Perryton on February 12, 1899
The most consecutive days with maximum temperature 32 degrees or below(since Jan 1949): 12, From December 30, 1978 to January 10, 1979
All-time official high temperature in the Texas Panhandle: 117° F in Clarendon on August 12, 1936
Record Precipitation:
Max for one hour: 3.36 inches on June 24, 1948
Max for 24 hours: 7.25 inches on July 7-8, 2010
Max for one calendar day: 5.74 inches on July 7, 2010
Max for one month: 10.73 inches in June 1965
Max for one year: 39.75 inches in 1923
Min for one month: 0.00 inches
November 1894, 1903 & 1989
December 1889 & 1908
January 1923 & 1986
February 1891 & 1930
Min for one year: 7.01 inches in 2011
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MONTHLY RECORD PRECIPITATION
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JAN
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FEB
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MAR
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APR
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MAY
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JUN
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JUL
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AUG
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SEP
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OCT
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NOV
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DEC
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2.67
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2.93
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4.14
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6.45
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9.81
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10.73
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8.02
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8.07
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6.42
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7.64
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5.09
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4.52
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1999
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1903
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2000
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1997
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1951
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1965
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2010
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2009
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1923
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1941
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1905
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1959
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JAN
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FEB
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MAR
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APR
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MAY
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JUN
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JUL
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AUG
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SEP
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OCT
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NOV
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DEC
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19.7
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28.7
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21.5
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8.3
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9.1
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0
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0
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0
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0.3
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9.0
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14.8
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21.4
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1897
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1903
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1934
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1907
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1917
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1984
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1906
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1906
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1918
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Record Snowfall:
Max for 24 hours: 20.6 inches on March 25-26, 1934
Max for a single storm: 20.6 inches on March 25-26, 1934
Max for one month: 28.7 inches in February 1903
Max measured snow depth: 17.0 inches on February 26, 1903
Max for a season: 50.9 inches in 1918-19
Record Pressures:
Highest: 31.11 inches/1053.5 mb on Dececember 24, 1983
Lowest: 28.89 inches/979.0 mb on February 9, 1960
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MONTHLY NORMALS (based on 1981-2010 data)
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Annual
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MAX
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50.6
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54.2
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62.5
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71.1
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79.5
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87.7
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91.4
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89.4
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82.6
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71.9
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60.0
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49.7
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70.9
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MIN
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23.4
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26.4
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33.3
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41.6
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51.8
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61.0
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65.2
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64.2
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56.4
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44.7
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32.5
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24.0
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43.7
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AVG
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37.0
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40.3
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47.9
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56.3
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65.6
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74.4
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78.3
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76.8
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69.5
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58.3
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46.3
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36.9
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57.3
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Annual
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HDD
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868
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692
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532
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279
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83
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7
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0
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1
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43
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236
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564
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873
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4178
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CDD
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0
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0
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2
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19
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104
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288
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412
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367
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178
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28
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1
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0
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1399
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Annual
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LIQUID
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0.72
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0.56
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1.39
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1.40
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2.29
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3.16
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2.84
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2.91
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1.92
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1.66
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0.80
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0.71
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20.36
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SNOW
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4.7
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2.9
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2.9
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0.7
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0.2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.2
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2.5
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3.7
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17.8
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Annual
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SPEED
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13.0
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14.0
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15.5
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15.4
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14.6
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14.2
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12.7
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12.0
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12.9
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12.9
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13.1
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12.9
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13.6
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DIRECTION
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SW
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SW
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SW
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SW
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S
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S
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S
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S
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S
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SW
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SW
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SW
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SW
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Notes of Interest:
Average date of last 32 degrees in spring: April 18
Latest occurrence of latest 32 degrees in spring: May 7, 1915 & 1917
Earliest occurrence of last 32 degrees in spring: March 14, 1963
Average date of first 32 degrees in autumn: October 20
Latest occurrence of first 32 degrees in autumn: November 22, 1965
Earliest occurrence of first 32 degrees in autumn: September 21, 1983
Earliest occurrence of measurable snow: September 29, 1984 (0.3)
Latest occurrence of measurable snow: May 7, 1917 (0.4) [Total from May 6-7 was 9.1 in]
The highest wind speed recorded was 84 mph from the southwest on May 15, 1949. A tornado passed within 0.8 miles of the station.
*This was a one minute wind speed. We have only recorded peak gusts on climate forms since 1971. Since then, the peak gust is 81 mph recorded on April 19, 1973, June 19, 2008, and July 22, 2011.
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