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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 View Current Conditions
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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Temperature
Mean Temperature 78 °F 73 °F  
Max Temperature 84 °F 83 °F 100 °F (1934)
Min Temperature 72 °F 64 °F 52 °F (1976)
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days 0 0  
Month to date heating degree days 0 0  
Since 1 June heating degree days 14 52  
Since 1 July heating degree days 0 4  
Cooling Degree Days 13 8  
Month to date cooling degree days 108 71  
Year to date cooling degree days 1076 573  
Since 1 June cooling degree days 905 519  
Growing Degree Days 28 (Base 50)    
Moisture
Dew Point 64 °F    
Average Humidity 65    
Maximum Humidity 87    
Minimum Humidity 43    
Precipitation
Precipitation T in 0.16 in 2.35 in (1977)
Month to date precipitation 0.37 1.28  
Year to date precipitation 17.14 21.51  
Snow
Snow 0.00 in 0.00 in 0.00 in ()
Month to date snowfall 0.0 0.0  
Since 1 June snowfall 0.0 0.0  
Since 1 July snowfall 0.0 0.0  
Snow Depth 0.00 in    
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure 29.96 in    
Wind
Wind Speed 9 mph (NE)    
Max Wind Speed 14 mph    
Max Gust Speed 26 mph    
Visibility 10 miles    
Events Rain    
T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value Source: NWS Daily Summary
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Astronomy
May. 19, 2013 Rise Set
Actual Time 5:52 AM CDT 8:00 PM CDT
Civil Twilight 5:22 AM CDT 8:31 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight 4:44 AM CDT 9:09 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:02 AM CDT 9:50 PM CDT
Moon 11:06 PM CDT (8/8) 12:46 PM CDT (8/8)
Length Of Visible Light 15h 09m
Length of Day
14h 08m
Waning Gibbous, 60% of the Moon is Illuminated
Aug 8
Waning Gibbous
Aug 9
Last Quarter
Aug 17
New
Aug 24
First Quarter
Aug 31
Full
Hourly Observations
Time (CDT) Temp. Heat Index Dew Point Humidity Pressure Visibility Wind Dir Wind Speed Gust Speed Precip Events Conditions
12:51 AM 77.0 °F - 71.1 °F 82% 29.93 in 10.0 mi North 8.1 mph - N/A   Clear
1:51 AM 75.9 °F - 68.0 °F 76% 29.94 in 10.0 mi NNE 5.8 mph - N/A   Clear
2:51 AM 75.0 °F - 68.0 °F 79% 29.93 in 10.0 mi NNE 4.6 mph - N/A   Clear
3:51 AM 73.9 °F - 69.1 °F 85% 29.94 in 10.0 mi NNE 3.5 mph - N/A   Clear
4:51 AM 73.0 °F - 69.1 °F 87% 29.93 in 10.0 mi NNE 5.8 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
5:51 AM 73.0 °F - 68.0 °F 84% 29.95 in 10.0 mi NNE 4.6 mph - N/A   Scattered Clouds
6:51 AM 73.9 °F - 69.1 °F 85% 29.96 in 10.0 mi NNE 3.5 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
7:51 AM 75.9 °F - 68.0 °F 76% 29.96 in 10.0 mi NE 10.4 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
8:51 AM 79.0 °F - 64.0 °F 60% 29.98 in 10.0 mi ENE 6.9 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
9:51 AM 80.1 °F 81.7 °F 64.0 °F 58% 29.99 in 10.0 mi ENE 10.4 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
10:51 AM 82.0 °F 82.4 °F 60.1 °F 47% 30.00 in 10.0 mi ENE 11.5 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
11:51 AM 81.0 °F 81.7 °F 61.0 °F 50% 30.00 in 10.0 mi NE 10.4 mph - N/A   Overcast
12:51 PM 82.9 °F 83.3 °F 61.0 °F 47% 29.98 in 10.0 mi NE 11.5 mph - N/A   Overcast
1:51 PM 82.0 °F 81.7 °F 57.0 °F 42% 29.99 in 10.0 mi ENE 9.2 mph - N/A   Overcast
2:51 PM 80.1 °F 80.4 °F 57.0 °F 45% 29.99 in 10.0 mi ENE 10.4 mph - N/A   Overcast
3:51 PM 78.1 °F - 60.1 °F 54% 29.97 in 10.0 mi NE 13.8 mph - 0.00 in   Overcast
4:51 PM 75.9 °F - 61.0 °F 60% 29.99 in 10.0 mi ENE 11.5 mph - 0.00 in Rain Light Rain
5:51 PM 75.0 °F - 62.1 °F 64% 29.98 in 10.0 mi NE 9.2 mph - 0.00 in   Overcast
6:51 PM 75.0 °F - 63.0 °F 66% 29.95 in 10.0 mi ENE 13.8 mph - 0.00 in   Overcast
7:51 PM 75.0 °F - 57.0 °F 53% 29.94 in 10.0 mi NE 10.4 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
8:51 PM 75.0 °F - 57.9 °F 55% 29.94 in 10.0 mi NE 10.4 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
9:51 PM 73.9 °F - 59.0 °F 59% 29.95 in 10.0 mi NE 6.9 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
10:51 PM 73.9 °F - 62.1 °F 66% 29.94 in 10.0 mi NNE 5.8 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
11:51 PM 73.9 °F - 63.0 °F 68% 29.94 in 10.0 mi ENE 8.1 mph - N/A   Scattered Clouds
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