Station Name: WICHITA FALLS, TX WMO Station Number: 72351 National I.D. Number: 00419729 Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WMO Region: REGION IV - NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA Latitude: 33d 58m N Longitude: 098d 29m W Elevation: 306 m In the following tables, byr = beginning year of normals or extremes data period eyr = ending year of normals or extremes data period NA = Not Applicable, data not submitted or not computed * = value > 0 but < units resolution Ann-NCDC = annual value computed by NCDC from monthly values provided by Members ========================================================== The normals data and climate variable descriptions are presented in these tables as provided by the WMO Member country. ========================================================== Element 01: Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 4.3 30 Feb 7.1 30 Mar 11.9 30 Apr 17.3 30 May 21.8 30 Jun 26.6 30 Jul 29.4 30 Aug 28.7 30 Sep 24.1 30 Oct 18.1 30 Nov 11.3 30 Dec 6.0 30 Annual 17.2 30 Ann-NCDC 17.2 NA -------------------------- Element 02: Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MAX_VAL DATEMAX #_YEARS Month ------------------------------------------ Jan 11.1 30.6 196908 30 Feb 14.0 33.3 197914 30 Mar 19.1 37.8 197127 30 Apr 24.3 38.9 197212 30 May 28.5 40.6 198530 30 Jun 33.1 47.2 198028 30 Jul 36.2 45.6 198003 30 Aug 35.5 45.0 196406 30 Sep 30.4 42.2 197730 30 Oct 24.9 38.9 197907 30 Nov 17.9 31.7 198809 30 Dec 12.7 30.6 196607 30 Annual 24.0 NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC 24.0 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 03: Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MIN_VAL (Statistic 05): Minimum Value DATEMIN (Statistic 14): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Minimum Daily Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MIN_VAL DATEMIN #_YEARS Month ------------------------------------------ Jan -2.4 -20.6 196623 30 Feb .1 -22.2 198502 30 Mar 4.8 -13.3 198906 30 Apr 10.2 -4.4 197503 30 May 15.1 2.2 197912 30 Jun 20.0 10.6 198307 30 Jul 22.6 12.2 197023 30 Aug 21.9 12.2 196226 30 Sep 17.7 3.3 198924 30 Oct 11.2 -1.7 198920 30 Nov 4.8 -8.3 197629 30 Dec -.7 -21.7 198923 30 Annual 10.4 NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC 10.4 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 04: Wet Bulb Temperature (deg C) SD3HRLY (Statistic 60): Standard Deviation of 3-Hourly Values MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: SD3HRLY MN3HRLY #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------- Jan 6.0 1.2 30 Feb 5.8 3.6 30 Mar 5.8 7.9 30 Apr 5.1 12.8 30 May 4.0 17.2 30 Jun 2.8 20.8 30 Jul 2.0 21.9 30 Aug 2.2 21.5 30 Sep 3.9 18.9 30 Oct 4.9 13.6 30 Nov 5.7 7.8 30 Dec 5.9 2.8 30 Annual 8.7 12.5 30 Ann-NCDC NA 12.5 NA ---------------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) SD3HRLY (Statistic 60): Standard Deviation of 3-Hourly Values MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: SD3HRLY MN3HRLY #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------- Jan 6.6 -2.9 30 Feb 6.3 -.6 30 Mar 6.8 3.4 30 Apr 6.5 8.8 30 May 4.8 14.2 30 Jun 3.1 17.9 30 Jul 2.8 18.2 30 Aug 2.9 18.1 30 Sep 4.5 16.2 30 Oct 5.9 10.2 30 Nov 6.6 4.3 30 Dec 6.7 -.9 30 Annual 9.5 8.9 30 Ann-NCDC NA 8.9 NA ---------------------------------- Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value QUIN20% (Statistic 22): First Quintile QUIN40% (Statistic 23): Second Quintile QUIN60% (Statistic 24): Third Quintile QUIN80% (Statistic 25): Fourth Quintile MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEANMLY MIN_MLY QUIN20% QUIN40% QUIN60% QUIN80% MAX_MLY #_YEARS Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 26.4 0.0 3.8 11.9 23.4 43.4 113.8 30 Feb 37.1 2.5 13.0 23.6 36.8 57.2 115.6 30 Mar 56.1 3.0 24.4 39.6 57.2 83.1 136.7 30 Apr 76.5 8.1 26.7 48.5 75.4 117.6 202.4 30 May 103.4 0.3 28.2 58.4 98.3 163.6 335.8 30 Jun 89.4 6.6 30.7 56.4 87.9 137.7 218.4 30 Jul 43.7 0.8 9.9 22.6 40.1 70.4 114.6 30 Aug 63.0 1.3 17.0 35.3 59.7 99.8 193.3 30 Sep 97.0 0.0 30.7 60.2 96.0 151.9 259.8 30 Oct 69.6 2.8 20.1 40.1 66.8 109.7 199.6 30 Nov 39.1 0.3 9.7 21.1 36.6 62.5 102.9 30 Dec 32.8 1.5 8.4 17.8 30.7 52.1 127.8 30 Annual 734.1 NA NA NA NA NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC 734.1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 08: Maximum 24-Hour Precipitation (mm) MAX_DLY (Statistic 11): Maximum Daily Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MAX_DLY DATEMAX #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------- Jan 51.3 196818 30 Feb 44.2 198128 30 Mar 91.4 198801 30 Apr 98.3 196712 30 May 130.0 197522 30 Jun 136.1 198505 30 Jul 75.9 196226 30 Aug 114.8 197115 30 Sep 157.2 198027 30 Oct 82.3 198107 30 Nov 65.5 196826 30 Dec 50.0 198725 30 Annual NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA ---------------------------------- Element 09: Snowfall (cm) MEDIAN (Statistic 02): Median Value MAX_DLY (Statistic 11): Maximum Daily Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value QUAR25% (Statistic 58): First Quartile QUAR75% (Statistic 59): Third Quartile #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEDIAN MAX_DLY DATEMAX MEANMLY QUAR25% QUAR75% #_YEARS Month ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan .8 20.6 198531 5.1 Trace 6.1 30 Feb 2.0 10.9 196106 4.8 Trace 7.6 30 Mar .0 24.6 198905 2.3 .0 1.5 30 Apr .0 2.0 197308 * .0 .0 30 May .0 .0 199031 .0 .0 .0 30 Jun .0 .0 199030 .0 .0 .0 30 Jul .0 .0 199031 .0 .0 .0 30 Aug .0 .0 199031 .0 .0 .0 30 Sep .0 .0 199030 .0 .0 .0 30 Oct .0 Trace 196730 Trace .0 .0 30 Nov .0 7.6 197613 .8 .0 Trace 30 Dec Trace 14.2 198315 2.8 Trace 2.8 30 Annual NA NA NA 15.8 NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MN00LST (Statistic 70): Mean of Observations at 0000 LST MN03LST (Statistic 73): Mean of Observations at 0300 LST MN06LST (Statistic 76): Mean of Observations at 0600 LST MN09LST (Statistic 79): Mean of Observations at 0900 LST MN12LST (Statistic 82): Mean of Observations at 1200 LST MN15LST (Statistic 85): Mean of Observations at 1500 LST MN18LST (Statistic 88): Mean of Observations at 1800 LST MN21LST (Statistic 91): Mean of Observations at 2100 LST MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MN00LST MN03LST MN06LST MN09LST MN12LST MN15LST MN18LST MN21LST MN3HRLY Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 72.6 76.5 79.5 75.2 55.6 47.1 55.4 67.7 66.2 Feb 73.0 77.1 79.9 73.2 55.4 47.1 51.6 66.8 65.5 Mar 69.5 74.5 78.6 67.3 50.4 42.5 45.7 62.9 61.4 Apr 71.4 76.8 79.9 63.5 48.8 42.8 46.4 64.6 61.8 May 76.7 81.4 85.5 65.8 52.1 45.9 49.9 69.4 65.8 Jun 74.6 80.4 84.8 63.9 50.1 43.8 46.7 65.7 63.8 Jul 65.6 72.3 78.0 58.1 43.2 36.4 38.8 56.3 56.1 Aug 67.4 74.1 79.7 61.3 45.0 38.1 41.2 58.6 58.2 Sep 75.9 81.3 85.7 69.6 52.9 46.2 51.0 69.3 66.5 Oct 73.9 79.2 83.6 69.1 51.2 44.1 53.7 68.6 65.4 Nov 75.6 80.2 83.0 73.5 53.4 46.2 58.5 70.4 67.6 Dec 74.0 77.9 80.5 75.5 55.6 47.7 59.8 69.8 67.6 Annual 72.5 77.6 81.5 68.0 51.1 44.0 49.9 65.8 63.8 Ann-NCDC 72.5 77.6 81.6 68.0 51.1 44.0 49.9 65.8 63.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) Statistic 98: Number of Years used to Calculate Normal Qualifier: 70: Mean of Observations at 0000 LST Qualifier: 73: Mean of Observations at 0300 LST Qualifier: 76: Mean of Observations at 0600 LST Qualifier: 79: Mean of Observations at 0900 LST Qualifier: 82: Mean of Observations at 1200 LST Qualifier: 85: Mean of Observations at 1500 LST Qualifier: 88: Mean of Observations at 1800 LST Qualifier: 91: Mean of Observations at 2100 LST Qualifier: 94: Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 70 73 76 79 82 85 88 91 94 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Feb 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Mar 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Apr 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 May 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Jun 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Jul 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Aug 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Sep 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Oct 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Nov 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Dec 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Annual 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MN3HRLY #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 1020.8 30 Feb 1018.8 30 Mar 1015.0 30 Apr 1013.2 30 May 1012.2 30 Jun 1012.3 30 Jul 1013.9 30 Aug 1014.0 30 Sep 1015.0 30 Oct 1017.1 30 Nov 1018.2 30 Dec 1019.8 30 Annual 1015.8 30 Ann-NCDC 1015.9 NA -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 5.5 Feb 5.9 Mar 6.5 Apr 6.4 May 6.0 Jun 5.8 Jul 5.4 Aug 5.0 Sep 5.1 Oct 5.3 Nov 5.6 Dec 5.5 Annual 5.6 Ann-NCDC 5.7 ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 000.0 degrees Qualifier: 022.5 degrees Qualifier: 045.0 degrees Qualifier: 067.5 degrees Qualifier: 090.0 degrees Qualifier: 112.5 degrees Qualifier: 135.0 degrees Qualifier: 157.5 degrees Qualifier: 180.0 degrees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 000.0 022.5 045.0 067.5 090.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .034 .067 .042 .030 .033 .043 .054 .075 .108 Feb .024 .075 .040 .032 .034 .044 .062 .082 .105 Mar .023 .057 .041 .036 .040 .057 .089 .098 .123 Apr .021 .053 .039 .038 .042 .067 .113 .129 .127 May .021 .044 .041 .039 .054 .083 .149 .152 .143 Jun .016 .033 .034 .039 .053 .085 .164 .193 .176 Jul .018 .026 .030 .040 .051 .073 .148 .182 .198 Aug .021 .038 .040 .045 .059 .092 .143 .152 .174 Sep .028 .061 .049 .043 .060 .082 .125 .144 .145 Oct .036 .055 .039 .028 .035 .053 .108 .132 .160 Nov .028 .051 .034 .025 .028 .044 .072 .100 .142 Dec .033 .064 .031 .023 .032 .038 .064 .076 .113 Annual NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 202.5 degrees Qualifier: 225.0 degrees Qualifier: 247.5 degrees Qualifier: 270.0 degrees Qualifier: 292.5 degrees Qualifier: 315.0 degrees Qualifier: 337.5 degrees Qualifier: 360.0 degrees -------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 202.5 225.0 247.5 270.0 292.5 315.0 337.5 360.0 Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .082 .052 .026 .032 .057 .064 .072 .130 Feb .073 .045 .027 .033 .056 .065 .073 .131 Mar .072 .041 .028 .030 .049 .063 .062 .089 Apr .066 .039 .025 .026 .046 .050 .045 .075 May .053 .030 .020 .019 .028 .031 .036 .057 Jun .073 .027 .012 .013 .015 .016 .020 .031 Jul .105 .043 .021 .009 .010 .009 .011 .027 Aug .092 .041 .019 .011 .011 .012 .016 .033 Sep .064 .027 .013 .012 .020 .024 .032 .072 Oct .077 .036 .014 .019 .035 .044 .046 .082 Nov .079 .047 .027 .030 .062 .062 .071 .097 Dec .082 .055 .033 .036 .066 .068 .071 .115 Annual NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: PREVAIL #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 360.0 30 Feb 360.0 30 Mar 180.0 30 Apr 157.5 30 May 157.5 30 Jun 157.5 30 Jul 180.0 30 Aug 180.0 30 Sep 180.0 30 Oct 180.0 30 Nov 180.0 30 Dec 360.0 30 Annual 180.0 NA Ann-NCDC NA NA -------------------------- Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .9 Feb 1.1 Mar 3.7 Apr 5.5 May 9.2 Jun 6.9 Jul 4.7 Aug 6.1 Sep 4.3 Oct 3.3 Nov 1.8 Dec .8 Annual 48.3 Ann-NCDC 48.3 ------------------ Element 61: Number Days with Haze/Smoke (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.6 Feb 2.5 Mar 2.6 Apr 2.2 May 3.4 Jun 2.4 Jul 2.0 Aug 2.8 Sep 3.2 Oct 1.8 Nov 1.7 Dec 2.0 Annual 28.2 Ann-NCDC 28.2 ------------------ Element 63: Number Days with Blowing Dust/Sand (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .0 Mar .2 Apr .3 May .1 Jun .1 Jul * Aug .1 Sep .2 Oct .2 Nov * Dec .1 Annual 1.4 Ann-NCDC 1.4 ------------------ Element 83: Number Days Maximum Temperature GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 10.0 deg C Qualifier: 35.0 deg C -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Qualifier: 10.0 35.0 Month -------------------------- Jan 18.1 .0 Feb 19.8 .0 Mar 27.7 .3 Apr 29.9 .3 May 31.0 2.5 Jun 30.0 11.7 Jul 31.0 22.8 Aug 31.0 21.8 Sep 30.0 7.7 Oct 30.8 .7 Nov 26.3 .0 Dec 21.1 .0 Annual 326.7 67.8 Ann-NCDC 326.7 67.8 -------------------------- Element 85: Number Days Minimum Temperature LE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 0.0 deg C Qualifier: 10.0 deg C -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Qualifier: 0.0 10.0 Month -------------------------- Jan 21.6 30.7 Feb 14.4 27.3 Mar 6.3 26.1 Apr .7 15.4 May .0 4.0 Jun .0 .0 Jul .0 .0 Aug .0 .0 Sep .0 2.0 Oct .2 14.1 Nov 6.3 25.7 Dec 17.9 30.4 Annual 67.4 175.7 Ann-NCDC 67.4 175.7 -------------------------- Element 95: Number Days with Precipitation GE Threshold (count) Qualifier: 1.0 mm MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.2 Feb 4.1 Mar 4.7 Apr 5.8 May 7.2 Jun 5.5 Jul 3.7 Aug 4.9 Sep 5.8 Oct 5.2 Nov 3.9 Dec 3.8 Annual 57.8 Ann-NCDC 57.8 ------------------ Element 97: Number Days with Freezing Rain/Drizzle (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .2 Feb .3 Mar * Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .4 Annual .9 Ann-NCDC 0.9 ------------------ Element 98: Number Days with Blowing Snow (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .3 Feb .3 Mar .2 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .1 Annual .9 Ann-NCDC 0.9 ------------------ Element AA: Number Days with Rain/Drizzle (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6.7 Feb 7.0 Mar 9.0 Apr 9.3 May 12.3 Jun 9.6 Jul 7.9 Aug 9.4 Sep 9.4 Oct 8.5 Nov 7.5 Dec 7.7 Annual 104.3 Ann-NCDC 104.3 ------------------ Element AB: Number Days with Snow/Hail (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.2 Feb 3.5 Mar 1.2 Apr .1 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct * Nov .8 Dec 3.4 Annual 13.2 Ann-NCDC 13.2 ------------------ Element AC: Number Days with Fog/Mist (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 8.6 Feb 9.5 Mar 8.3 Apr 6.8 May 7.4 Jun 4.4 Jul 2.7 Aug 3.3 Sep 6.6 Oct 6.6 Nov 7.9 Dec 9.1 Annual 81.2 Ann-NCDC 81.2 ------------------ Element AD: Number Days with Weather Phenomena (count) #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 30 Feb 30 Mar 30 Apr 30 May 30 Jun 30 Jul 30 Aug 30 Sep 30 Oct 30 Nov 30 Dec 30 Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------