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Friday, May 11, 2012

	Actual	Average	Record
Temperature
Mean Temperature	69 °F	61 °F
Max Temperature	80 °F	71 °F	93 °F (2000)
Min Temperature	57 °F	51 °F	30 °F (1946)
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days	0	6
Month to date heating degree days	14	76
Since 1 July heating degree days	4670	6115
Cooling Degree Days	4	1
Month to date cooling degree days	49	11
Year to date cooling degree days	106	25
Growing Degree Days	18 (Base 50)
Moisture
Dew Point	50 °F
Average Humidity	55
Maximum Humidity	77
Minimum Humidity	32
Precipitation
Precipitation	0.00 in	0.16 in	2.98 in (1923)
Month to date precipitation	1.99	1.70
Year to date precipitation	11.82	10.14
Snow
Snow	0.00 in	0.00 in	T in (1966)
Month to date snowfall	0.0	0.0
Since 1 July snowfall	20.9	35.3
Snow Depth	0.00 in
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure	30.01 in
Wind
Wind Speed	12 mph (WSW)
Max Wind Speed	23 mph
Max Gust Speed	29 mph
Visibility	10 miles
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May. 25, 2013	Rise	Set
Actual Time	5:59 AM CDT	8:23 PM CDT
Civil Twilight	5:27 AM CDT	8:54 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight	4:49 AM CDT	9:33 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight	4:06 AM CDT	10:17 PM CDT
Moon	1:03 AM CDT (5/11)	11:33 AM CDT (5/11)
Length Of Visible Light	15h 27m
Length of Day	14h 24m

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Hourly Observations

Time (CDT)	Temp.	Heat Index	Dew Point	Humidity	Pressure	Visibility	Wind Dir	Wind Speed	Gust Speed	Precip	Conditions
12:54 AM	63.0 °F	-	48.9 °F	60%	29.90 in	10.0 mi	SSE	10.4 mph	-	N/A	Clear
1:54 AM	62.1 °F	-	48.9 °F	62%	29.89 in	10.0 mi	SSE	10.4 mph	-	N/A	Clear
2:54 AM	61.0 °F	-	50.0 °F	67%	29.90 in	10.0 mi	SSE	9.2 mph	-	N/A	Clear
3:54 AM	60.1 °F	-	50.0 °F	69%	29.92 in	10.0 mi	SSE	10.4 mph	-	N/A	Clear
4:54 AM	59.0 °F	-	50.0 °F	72%	29.94 in	10.0 mi	South	12.7 mph	-	N/A	Clear
5:54 AM	57.9 °F	-	50.0 °F	75%	29.94 in	10.0 mi	South	10.4 mph	-	N/A	Scattered Clouds
6:54 AM	60.1 °F	-	51.1 °F	72%	29.95 in	10.0 mi	South	11.5 mph	-	N/A	Scattered Clouds
7:54 AM	63.0 °F	-	52.0 °F	67%	29.96 in	10.0 mi	South	11.5 mph	-	N/A	Mostly Cloudy
8:54 AM	68.0 °F	-	54.0 °F	61%	29.97 in	10.0 mi	SW	10.4 mph	-	N/A	Scattered Clouds
9:54 AM	72.0 °F	-	55.0 °F	55%	29.97 in	10.0 mi	SW	16.1 mph	-	N/A	Mostly Cloudy
10:54 AM	75.0 °F	-	55.0 °F	50%	29.99 in	10.0 mi	WSW	13.8 mph	-	N/A	Mostly Cloudy
11:54 AM	77.0 °F	-	57.0 °F	50%	30.00 in	10.0 mi	SW	8.1 mph	17.3 mph	N/A	Mostly Cloudy
12:54 PM	78.1 °F	-	57.9 °F	50%	30.00 in	10.0 mi	West	10.4 mph	17.3 mph	N/A	Mostly Cloudy
1:54 PM	79.0 °F	-	55.0 °F	44%	30.01 in	10.0 mi	WNW	10.4 mph	-	N/A	Overcast
2:54 PM	79.0 °F	-	54.0 °F	42%	30.02 in	10.0 mi	West	12.7 mph	-	N/A	Overcast
3:54 PM	80.1 °F	80.0 °F	54.0 °F	40%	30.02 in	10.0 mi	WSW	10.4 mph	17.3 mph	N/A	Overcast
4:54 PM	78.1 °F	-	52.0 °F	40%	30.03 in	10.0 mi	NW	10.4 mph	-	N/A	Overcast
5:54 PM	77.0 °F	-	54.0 °F	45%	30.04 in	10.0 mi	West	4.6 mph	-	N/A	Overcast
6:54 PM	73.9 °F	-	50.0 °F	43%	30.06 in	10.0 mi	North	10.4 mph	-	N/A	Overcast
7:54 PM	72.0 °F	-	45.0 °F	38%	30.09 in	10.0 mi	North	11.5 mph	19.6 mph	N/A	Overcast
8:54 PM	66.9 °F	-	35.1 °F	31%	30.12 in	10.0 mi	North	17.3 mph	25.3 mph	N/A	Overcast
9:54 PM	63.0 °F	-	35.1 °F	35%	30.16 in	10.0 mi	North	16.1 mph	25.3 mph	N/A	Overcast
10:54 PM	61.0 °F	-	36.0 °F	39%	30.18 in	10.0 mi	North	15.0 mph	24.2 mph	N/A	Overcast
11:54 PM	59.0 °F	-	37.0 °F	44%	30.20 in	10.0 mi	North	12.7 mph	-	N/A	Mostly Cloudy
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