765 CXUS54 KFWD 010850 CLMACT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 250 AM CST THU JAN 1 2009 ................................... ...THE WACO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 91 12/24/1955 LOW -4 12/23/1989 HIGHEST 81 12/03 78 3 82 12/02 LOWEST 22 12/22 22 0 21 12/23 12/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 62.5 59.1 3.4 63.3 AVG. MINIMUM 34.6 37.5 -2.9 35.8 MEAN 48.6 48.3 0.3 49.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 0 DAYS MAX >= 100 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 17 9.4 7.6 14 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN >= 80 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.76 1913 MINIMUM T 1922 1917 1916 TOTALS 0.68 2.76 -2.08 0.79 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.09 -0.07 0.03 DAYS >= .01 6 6.7 -0.7 7 DAYS >= .10 3 4.0 -1.0 3 DAYS >= .50 0 1.7 -1.7 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.30 12/08 TO 12/09 0.45 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 13.0 1929 24 HR TOTAL 13.0 12/21/1929 TO 12/22/1929 TOTALS T T 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 T 0.2 -0.2 T SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 1 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 24 HR TOTAL T 12/09 TO 12/09 0.0 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 510 512 -2 487 SINCE 7/1 784 847 -63 758 COOLING TOTAL 8 6 2 15 SINCE 1/1 2849 2840 9 2816 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/190 DATE 12/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/190 DATE 12/13 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 1 FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 8 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$