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JSC Weather Monthly Summary

JSC Building 30 Weather         Month:  Oct          Year:       2008
        Temperature in F                        Precipitation (inches)              Peak Wind (mph)             Altimeter
     Day  Max    Min   Average   HDD     CDD    Water   Snow  Snow Depth   Weather Direction Speed  Time [CDT]  Min    Max    Remarks
       1   81     66      73.5           8.5     0.00                                  N       18   1540#       29.97  30.08
       2   82     64      73.0           8.0     0.00                                  E       16   1624#       29.92  30.04                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
       3   85     69      77.0          12.0     0.00                                  S       19   1708#       29.94  30.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
       4   82     71      76.5          11.5     0.00                                  SE      21   1334        30.03  30.11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
       5   80     72      76.0          11.0     0.00                                  SE      24   1116        29.97  30.07                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
       6   85     74      79.5          14.5     0.00                                  SE      22   1412        29.88  29.97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
       7   84     66      75.0          10.0     0.65                            3     NW      35   0834        29.92  30.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
       8   79     59      69.0           4.0     0.00                                  NW      23   1442        29.95  30.08                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
       9   76     62      69.0           4.0     0.00                                  E       17   0908        29.93  30.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
      10   MM     67      MM.M           M.M     0.00                            1     M       MM   MMMM        MM.MM  MM.MM  No data 0814 - 2400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
      11   78     70      74.0           9.0     0.00                                  E       21   1338#       29.98  30.06  No data 0000 - 0658                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
      12   79     72      75.5          10.5     0.00                                  E       26   1308#       29.96  30.04                                                                                                        
      13   79     75      77.0          12.0     0.00                                  E       21   1144#       30.01  30.11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
      14   79     75      77.0          12.0     Trace                                 E       27   1102        29.97  30.10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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Sum                                    142.0     0.65            
Average 80.9    69.2      74.1                    
Maximum   85      76                                                                            35                     30.11
Minimum   76      59                                                                                            29.88

Temperature Data         Precipitation Data              Weather Symbols:
Average Monthly:      75 Total for month:             0.65      1 Fog
JSC avg-EFD Climo   +4.1 JSC - EFD Climo:            -3.25      2 Fog, VSBY <= 1/4 SM
Highest:      85 on  6th Greatest daily total:        0.65      3 Thunder
Lowest:       59 on  8th Days with 0.01" or more:        1      4 Ice Pellets
                         Days with 0.10" or more:        1      5 Hail
                         Days with 0.50" or more:        1      6 Glaze or rime
                         Days with 1.00" or more:        0      7 Blowing Dust or Sand, VSB <= 1/2 SM
                         Year-to-date rainfall:      31.15      8 Smoke or Haze
                         Days with thunder:              1      9 Blowing Snow
                         Lightning flashes within      TBD      X Tornado, waterspout, funnel cloud
                         Days with dense fog:            0      # Last of more than one occurrence
JSC - EFD climate year to end of month: -8.95*

Remarks: 
*Data from Hurricane Ike period is not available.  Use this data with caution. 
the data from Ike and the recovery week after landfall.     
New Period of Record for Ellington Field climatology for comparison.  POR 07/1941 - 08/2007 


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