2001 AMARILLO, TEXAS (AMA)



The station is located 7 statute miles east northeast of the downtown post office in a region of rather flat topography. The Canadian River flows eastward 18 miles north of the station, with its bed about 800 feet below the plains. The Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River flows southeastward about 15 miles south of the station where it enters the Palo Duro Canyon, which is about 1,000 feet deep. There are numerous shallow Playa lakes, often dry, over the area, and the nearly treeless grasslands slope downward to the east. The terrain gradually rises to the west and northwest.

Three–fourths of the total annual precipitation falls from April through September, occurring from thunderstorm activity. Snow usually melts within a few days after it falls. Heavier snowfalls of 10 inches or more, usually with near blizzard conditions, average once every 5 years and last 2 to 3 days.

The Amarillo area is subject to rapid and large temperature changes, especially during the winter months when cold fronts from the northern Rocky Mountain and Plains states sweep across the area. Temperature drops of 50 to 60 degrees within a 12– hour period are not uncommon. Temperature drops of 40 degrees have occurred within a few minutes.

Humidity averages are low, occasionally dropping below 20 percent in the spring. Low humidity moderates the effect of high summer afternoon temperatures, permits evaporative cooling systems to be very effective, and provides many pleasant evenings and nights.

Severe local storms are infrequent, although a few thunderstorms with damaging hail, lightning, and wind in a very localized area occur most years, usually in spring and summer. These storms are often accompanied by very heavy rain, which produces local flooding, particularly of roads and streets. Tornadoes are rare.

Based on the 1951–1980 period, the average first occurrence of 32 degrees Fahrenheit in the fall is October 29 and the average last occurrence in the spring is April 14.

NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

AMARILLO, TX (AMA)

LATITUDE:    LONGITUDE:     ELEVATION (FT):    TIME ZONE:    WBAN: 23047

35 13′ 10″ N  101 42′ 20″ W  GRND: 3586  BARO: 3589  CENTRAL (UTC + 6)

2001 Amarillo, Texas (AMA)

ELEMENT POR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR
TEMPERATURE F NORMAL DAILY MAXIMUM 30 49.0 52.8 61.6 71.5 79.1 87.6 91.7 89.1 81.8 72.5 59.7 50.1 70.5
MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM 61 49.0 53.5 61.0 70.8 78.9 87.7 91.3 91.0 83.9 73.8 60.0 51.6 71.0
HIGHEST DAILY MAXIMUM 60 81 88 94 98 103 108 105 106 102 99 87 81 108
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1950 1963 1971 1989 1996 1998 1994 1944 2000 2000 1980 1955 JUN 1998
MEAN OF EXTREME MAXS. 53 71.2 75.7 82.2 89.0 94.2 100.0 99.9 98.5 94.7 89.3 78.6 72.0 87.1
NORMAL DAILY MINIMUM 30 21.2 25.5 32.7 42.1 51.6 60.7 65.5 63.8 56.4 44.5 32.3 23.7 43.3
MEAN DAILY MINIMUM 61 22.0 26.3 32.0 41.8 51.7 61.1 65.6 64.1 56.7 45.3 32.1 24.5 43.6
LOWEST DAILY MINIMUM 60 -11 -14 -3 14 28 41 51 49 30 12 0 -8 -14
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1984 1951 1948 1945 1954 1998 1990 1956 1984 1993 1976 1989 FEB 1951
MEAN OF EXTREME MINS. 53 3.7 8.7 14.9 27.1 37.7 50.1 58.1 56.5 42.4 30.1 15.9 7.7 29.4
NORMAL DRY BULB 30 35.1 39.2 47.1 56.8 65.4 74.1 78.6 76.5 69.1 58.5 46.0 36.9 56.9
MEAN DRY BULB 61 35.6 39.8 46.6 56.4 65.3 74.5 78.6 76.9 69.5 58.9 45.7 37.6 57.1
MEAN WET BULB 55 29.0 32.7 37.6 45.3 54.4 62.1 65.1 64.4 58.6 48.6 37.3 30.6 47.1
MEAN DEW POINT 55 19.5 23.0 26.2 33.8 45.7 55.2 58.5 58.4 51.9 39.8 28.6 21.8 38.5
NORMAL NO. DAYS WITH:
MAXIMUM 90 30 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 4.7 12.8 21.1 16.5 6.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 63.6
MAXIMUM 32 30 4.5 2.8 0.9 * 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 * 0.8 3.6 12.6
MINIMUM 32 30 27.5 21.8 14.7 3.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.8 14.5 26.7 110.8
MINIMUM 0 30 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 * 0.7 2.2
H/C NORMAL HEATING DEG. DAYS 30 927 722 555 266 89 6 0 0 26 226 570 871 4258
NORMAL COOLING DEG. DAYS 30 0 0 0 20 102 279 422 357 149 25 0 0 1354
RH NORMAL (PERCENT) 30 58 59 52 48 54 56 53 58 61 56 59 59 56
HOUR 00 LST 30 64 65 58 56 63 65 61 67 70 64 66 66 64
HOUR 06 LST 30 70 72 68 68 74 77 74 78 80 73 72 70 73
HOUR 12 LST 30 49 50 42 38 43 45 42 46 49 43 47 49 45
HOUR 18 LST 30 46 43 35 31 37 39 38 43 45 42 48 50 41
S PERCENT POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 59 69 69 74 76 72 78 79 77 74 76 72 68 74
W/O MEAN NO. DAYS WITH:
HEAVY FOG(VISBY 1/4 MI) 59 3.2 4.0 3.4 1.9 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.7 2.0 2.5 2.8 2.8 26.6
THUNDERSTORMS 59 0.2 0.5 1.7 3.3 8.0 9.2 9.1 8.6 4.0 2.6 0.6 0.2 48.0
CLOUDINESS MEAN:
SUNRISE-SUNSET (OKTAS) 1 3.2 4.4 4.0 3.7 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.9 4.0 3.6 3.2 2.4 3.3
MIDNIGHT-MIDNIGHT (OKTAS) 1 3.2 4.4 4.0 3.6 4.0 1.6 2.0 3.2 1.6 3.2 2.8 2.4 3.0
MEAN NO. DAYS WITH:
CLEAR 3 7.7 9.7 11.0 12.0 11.0 17.8 17.0 15.5 9.5 12.0 10.0 13.0 146.2
PARTLY CLOUDY 3 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 3.0 2.5 1.0 2.5 3.0 5.0 43.3
CLOUDY 3 4.7 6.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.5 4.0 3.5 3.5 43.9
PR MEAN STATION PRESSURE(IN) 28 26.35 26.31 26.23 26.25 26.25 26.30 26.37 26.38 26.37 26.37 26.33 26.35 26.32
MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRES. (IN) 54 30.07 30.02 29.91 29.87 29.85 29.84 29.91 29.92 29.95 29.99 30.03 30.06 29.95
WINDS MEAN SPEED (MPH) 37 12.6 13.4 14.6 14.7 14.1 13.7 12.4 11.3 12.4 12.5 12.8 12.6 13.1
PREVAIL. DIR (TENS OF DEGS) 23 23 36 21 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 22 36 19
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE:
SPEED (MPH) 9 45 48 47 53 46 60 48 44 40 41 45 51 60
DIR. (TENS OF DEGS) 25 25 03 25 11 35 30 34 24 17 30 32 35
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 2001 1993 1997 2001 1999 1994 1994 1996 1994 2000 1994 1993 JUN 1994
MAXIMUM 5-SECOND:
SPEED (MPH) 9 54 55 60 74 52 68 58 59 52 61 52 57 74
DIR. (TENS OF DEGS) 26 24 23 24 04 33 09 21 26 23 30 31 24
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1996 1993 2000 2001 2001 1994 1999 2000 1994 1996 1994 1993 APR 2001
PRECIPITATION NORMAL (IN) 30 0.50 0.61 0.96 0.99 2.48 3.70 2.62 3.22 1.99 1.37 0.69 0.43 19.56
MAXIMUM MONTHLY (IN) 60 2.67 2.08 4.14 6.45 9.81 10.73 7.59 7.55 5.02 7.64 2.26 4.52 10.73
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1999 1998 2000 1997 1951 1965 1960 1974 1950 1941 1961 1959 JUN 1965
MINIMUM MONTHLY (IN) 60 0.00 T T T 0.04 0.01 0.04 0.28 0.03 0.00 0.00 T 0.00
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1986 1991 1950 1964 1984 1953 2001 1983 1977 1952 1989 1976 NOV 1989
MAXIMUM IN 24 HOURS (IN) 60 1.74 1.28 2.27 2.65 6.75 6.15 4.74 4.26 3.42 3.45 1.53 3.11 6.75
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1968 1971 1973 1999 1951 1960 1982 1945 1941 1948 1980 1943 MAY 1951
NORMAL NO. DAYS WITH:
PRECIPITATION 0.01 30 3.9 4.4 5.2 4.9 7.9 8.9 7.7 8.7 6.5 4.7 3.6 4.1 70.5
PRECIPITATION 1.00 30 * 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.2 * 0.0 4.0
SNOWFALL NORMAL (IN) 30 3.8 4.6 2.9 0.6 0.* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.* 0.3 1.9 2.8 16.9
MAXIMUM MONTHLY (IN) 60 14.5 17.3 14.7 6.5 0.5 T T T 0.3 3.9 13.6 21.2 21.2
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1983 1971 1961 1997 1978 1992 1994 1999 1984 1976 1952 2000 DEC 2000
MAXIMUM IN 24 HOURS (IN) 60 10.2 13.5 9.8 6.5 0.5 T T T 0.3 3.2 12.2 16.8 16.8
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1994 1971 1957 1997 1978 1992 1994 1999 1984 1976 1952 2000 DEC 2000
MAXIMUM SNOW DEPTH (IN) 56 10 14 10 6 T T 0 0 T 1 9 15 15
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1987 1983 1957 1973 1988 1949 1984 1970 1952 2000 DEC 2000
NORMAL NO. DAYS WITH:
SNOWFALL 1.0 30 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.8 5.4

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PRECIPITATION (inches) 2001 AMARILLO, TX (AMA)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
1972 0.21 0.11 0.11 0.03 2.81 3.87 2.59 1.73 0.71 1.66 1.19 0.32 15.34
1973 0.56 0.42 3.99 1.88 1.43 0.84 4.08 2.31 1.22 1.05 0.10 0.17 18.05
1974 0.33 0.24 0.60 0.04 4.06 3.33 1.31 7.55 1.65 3.44 0.12 0.42 23.09
1975 0.28 1.33 0.51 1.02 2.47 4.15 5.19 3.97 0.76 0.33 0.92 0.15 21.08
1976 T 0.10 0.79 1.65 1.36 2.94 1.77 1.78 4.28 1.14 0.43 T 16.24
1977 0.64 0.53 0.24 2.74 4.01 2.06 3.14 4.94 0.03 0.26 0.32 0.27 19.18
1978 0.63 0.80 0.21 0.55 5.76 6.50 1.82 1.61 2.42 0.97 0.47 0.27 22.01
1979 0.92 0.28 1.46 1.29 3.94 3.19 2.03 5.08 0.52 1.28 0.40 0.07 20.46
1980 0.85 0.55 1.38 0.82 2.88 1.30 0.65 1.80 1.55 0.42 0.84 0.35 13.39
1981 0.11 0.23 1.87 0.90 2.11 1.04 2.73 5.22 3.47 1.79 1.50 0.03 21.00
1982 0.15 0.39 0.52 0.43 1.96 4.75 6.23 0.55 1.37 0.71 0.75 0.79 18.60
1983 1.78 1.19 0.98 0.83 2.85 1.76 0.74 0.28 0.37 3.23 0.33 0.64 14.98
1984 0.56 0.37 0.98 1.18 0.04 6.76 0.83 2.28 0.95 3.19 1.09 1.00 19.23
1985 0.99 0.77 1.49 2.79 0.86 3.08 2.07 1.67 4.96 3.07 0.39 0.26 22.40
1986 0.00 1.02 0.60 0.30 3.28 3.70 3.52 7.04 1.45 1.94 1.82 0.66 25.33
1987 1.26 0.84 0.92 0.57 4.28 3.29 0.83 3.28 3.40 1.17 0.43 1.75 22.02
1988 0.33 0.04 1.19 2.22 6.02 3.68 3.30 3.59 3.15 0.71 0.29 0.17 24.69
1989 0.16 0.55 0.52 0.75 2.51 6.07 2.74 3.22 1.80 0.74 0.00 0.49 19.55
1990 1.22 1.61 2.56 1.10 0.90 0.14 3.28 2.79 2.72 0.46 0.50 0.23 17.51
1991 0.86 T 0.41 0.04 3.08 2.47 2.20 1.28 2.04 0.64 0.66 2.24 15.92
1992 0.50 0.30 1.11 1.60 3.10 7.57 2.36 2.27 0.16 0.31 0.80 0.55 20.63
1993 0.76 0.36 1.29 0.35 1.92 2.76 3.36 4.64 1.00 0.53 0.51 0.95 18.43
1994 1.01 0.07 1.22 1.15 1.41 1.26 5.01 2.86 2.02 0.46 0.58 0.30 17.35
1995 0.32 T 0.80 0.83 4.94 2.71 2.85 2.18 2.62 0.45 0.06 0.59 18.35
1996 0.07 0.26 0.24 T 1.67 2.92 4.95 6.43 1.86 0.84 1.30 0.05 20.59
1997 0.64 0.47 0.01 6.45 2.16 2.93 5.51 1.40 1.35 0.74 1.17 2.12 24.95
1998 0.68 2.08 2.46 0.97 0.53 0.12 1.09 0.76 1.23 6.48 0.34 0.41 17.15
1999 2.67 T 1.35 6.30 4.29 3.61 2.87 2.04 2.54 0.38 0.00 0.52 26.57
2000 0.24 0.04 4.14 0.43 1.14 5.54 0.16 0.29 0.03 3.95 0.96 1.47 18.39
2001 1.67 0.93 3.96 0.49 3.05 1.99 0.04 1.39 3.03 0.05 1.86 0.23 18.69
POR=62 YRS 0.61 0.57 1.01 1.28 2.77 3.32 2.75 2.92 1.88 1.61 0.66 0.68 20.06

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AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (F) 2001 AMARILLO, TX (AMA)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
1972 35.7 40.9 51.7 59.5 63.2 73.6 74.5 73.9 69.2 57.9 36.9 32.9 55.8
1973 33.4 39.5 47.1 50.3 62.9 75.1 78.1 78.8 68.7 62.0 50.8 38.6 57.1
1974 35.0 42.2 53.1 60.2 71.5 75.0 79.3 73.6 62.9 59.0 45.7 36.1 57.8
1975 37.1 35.3 45.0 54.9 64.5 73.3 75.5 76.7 65.8 61.1 45.8 40.4 56.3
1976 36.9 47.8 46.5 56.8 60.2 72.2 74.8 75.1 66.5 49.9 38.5 37.5 55.2
1977 30.1 43.8 48.7 57.8 67.3 78.1 80.7 77.5 74.3 60.7 47.4 39.9 58.9
1978 29.0 30.1 47.2 61.4 63.7 75.4 80.7 76.1 70.7 59.4 45.6 32.7 56.0
1979 24.9 40.0 46.6 54.5 62.2 70.9 77.1 73.6 69.8 60.1 40.5 38.8 54.9
1980 34.9 37.7 43.9 52.4 61.9 78.3 82.9 78.5 70.7 56.6 42.7 41.4 56.8
1981 37.9 42.2 48.8 63.1 65.6 78.5 81.3 74.4 69.0 56.6 49.1 40.1 58.9
1982 37.1 35.9 47.3 53.8 63.3 72.2 78.8 78.7 71.1 57.3 45.6 36.1 56.4
1983 33.4 36.2 45.3 50.9 60.3 70.4 80.0 81.0 73.6 60.5 47.9 24.7 55.4
1984 31.6 40.3 44.0 51.8 66.9 74.6 75.6 75.3 65.7 56.9 47.0 40.5 55.9
1985 31.5 37.2 49.5 60.0 68.1 75.1 80.1 79.6 68.9 56.9 43.5 34.0 57.0
1986 42.5 40.4 52.7 59.4 65.1 73.3 80.6 74.4 68.8 55.7 42.7 37.1 57.7
1987 34.0 42.0 44.6 54.8 64.5 72.1 77.2 75.3 67.6 57.9 45.4 34.6 55.8
1988 32.2 38.3 44.3 54.1 63.6 73.3 75.8 76.4 67.7 59.0 47.6 38.5 55.9
1989 40.7 32.3 51.2 59.9 67.3 69.4 76.2 76.0 66.3 60.4 47.9 31.4 56.6
1990 39.2 40.8 47.0 55.9 63.6 81.3 76.4 76.3 72.0 57.7 49.7 33.2 57.8
1991 32.6 45.9 49.7 58.2 68.5 74.7 76.5 76.2 67.1 58.5 41.2 39.0 57.3
1992 38.0 45.0 50.6 58.7 63.3 70.8 76.6 73.5 70.2 60.1 39.3 34.2 56.7
1993 33.1 36.0 46.1 54.4 64.5 74.0 79.1 74.9 67.9 54.6 40.9 38.7 55.4
1994 36.5 37.6 48.9 55.0 65.2 79.4 77.4 75.9 69.1 58.2 46.5 41.7 57.6
1995 39.2 43.9 47.4 53.9 61.6 70.8 77.2 78.2 67.9 58.2 48.2 38.4 57.1
1996 34.9 43.1 44.2 56.9 72.5 75.6 77.1 74.4 65.9 57.6 45.7 39.7 57.3
1997 35.3 38.8 50.3 48.9 63.2 71.6 77.9 75.0 71.9 58.2 42.8 33.5 55.6
1998 39.8 41.0 43.5 53.5 69.2 77.4 82.4 78.0 75.8 60.4 49.2 38.1 59.0
1999 40.1 47.3 46.3 54.8 62.3 71.8 77.5 78.0 66.2 58.1 52.3 37.6 57.7
2000 39.5 47.1 49.2 57.8 69.7 72.1 80.1 81.8 73.7 59.6 39.6 33.1 58.6
2001 34.8 41.2 45.0 61.0 65.2 76.5 83.9 78.7 70.4 60.2 50.7 40.4 59.0
POR=62 YRS 35.7 40.0 46.7 56.5 65.4 74.5 78.6 77.0 69.5 58.9 45.7 37.7 57.2

REFERENCE NOTES:

PAGE 1:

THE TEMPERATURE GRAPH SHOWS NORMAL MAXIMUM AND NORMAL MINIMUM DAILY TEMPERATURES (SOLID CURVES) AND THE ACTUAL DAILY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES (VERTICAL BARS).

PAGE 2 AND 3:

H/C INDICATES HEATING AND COOLING DEGREE DAYS.

RH INDICATES RELATIVE HUMIDITY

W/O INDICATES WEATHER AND OBSTRUCTIONS

S INDICATES SUNSHINE.

PR INDICATES PRESSURE.

CLOUDINESS ON PAGE 3 IS THE SUM OF THE CEILOMETER AND SATELLITE DATA NOT TO EXCEED EIGHT EIGHTHS (OKTAS).

GENERAL:

T INDICATES TRACE PRECIPITATION, AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN ZERO BUT LESS THAN THE LOWEST REPORTABLE VALUE.

+ INDICATES THE VALUE ALSO OCCURS ON EARLIER DATES.

BLANK ENTRIES DENOTE MISSING OR UNREPORTED DATA.

NORMALS ARE 30–YEAR AVERAGES (1961–1990).

ASOS INDICATES AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM.

PM INDICATES THE LAST DAY OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

POR (PERIOD OF RECORD) BEGINS WITH THE JANUARY DATA MONTH AND IS THE NUMBER OF YEARS USED TO COMPUTE THE MEAN. INDIVIDUAL MONTHS WITHIN THE POR MAY BE MISSING.

WHEN THE POR FOR A NORMAL IS LESS THAN 30 YEARS, THE NORMAL IS PROVISIONAL AND IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF YEARS INDICATED.

0.* OR * INDICATES THE VALUE OR MEAN–DAYS–WITH IS BETWEEN 0.00 AND 0.05.

CLOUDINESS FOR ASOS STATIONS DIFFERS FROM THE NON–ASOS OBSERVATION TAKEN BY A HUMAN OBSERVER. ASOS STATION CLOUDINESS IS BASED ON TIME–AVERAGED CEILOMETER DATA FOR CLOUDS AT OR BELOW 12,000 FEET AND ON SATELLITE DATA FOR CLOUDS ABOVE 12,000 FEET.

THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH CLEAR, PARTLY CLOUDY, AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS FOR ASOS STATIONS IS THE SUM OF THE CEILOMETER AND SATELLITE DATA FOR THE SUNRISE TO SUNSET PERIOD.

GENERAL CONTINUED:

CLEAR INDICATES 0–2 OKTAS, PARTLY CLOUDY INDICATES 3–6 OKTAS, AND CLOUDY INDICATES 7 OR 8 OKTAS. WHEN AT LEAST ONE OF THE ELEMENTS (CEILOMETER OR SATELLITE) IS MISSING, THE DAILY CLOUDINESS IS NOT COMPUTED.

WIND DIRECTION IS RECORDED IN TENS OF DEGREES (2 DIGITS) CLOCKWISE FROM TRUE NORTH. "00" INDICATES CALM. "36" INDICATES TRUE NORTH.

RESULTANT WIND IS THE VECTOR AVERAGE OF THE SPEED AND DIRECTION.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS THE SUM OF THE MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DIVIDED BY 2.

SNOWFALL DATA COMPRISE ALL FORMS OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION, INCLUDING HAIL.

A HEATING (COOLING) DEGREE DAY IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE AND 65 F.

DRY BULB IS THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AMBIENT AIR.

DEW POINT IS THE TEMPERATURE TO WHICH THE AIR MUST BE COOLED TO ACHIEVE 100 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

WET BULB IS THE TEMPERATURE THE AIR WOULD HAVE IF THE MOISTURE CONTENT WAS INCREASED TO 100 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

ON JULY 1, 1996, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BEGAN USING THE "METAR" OBSERVATION CODE THAT WAS ALREADY EMPLOYED BY MOST OTHER NATIONS OF THE WORLD. THE MOST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THIS ANNUAL PUBLICATION WILL BE THE CHANGE IN UNITS FROM TENTHS TO EIGHTS (OKTAS) FOR REPORTING THE AMOUNT OF SKY COVER.

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HEATING DEGREE DAYS (base 65 F) 2001 AMARILLO, TX (AMA)
YEAR JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN TOTAL
1972-73 13 2 48 274 833 987 972 706 548 438 113 0 4934
1973-74 0 0 56 154 420 813 922 633 368 190 17 0 3573
1974-75 0 0 119 199 571 890 853 826 612 323 67 16 4476
1975-76 0 0 104 158 569 757 861 492 567 253 171 0 3932
1976-77 0 0 59 464 790 846 1075 592 499 215 22 0 4562
1977-78 0 0 1 150 522 768 1107 972 551 136 139 6 4352
1978-79 0 0 33 197 574 992 1236 697 561 319 144 30 4783
1979-80 0 2 28 186 727 806 926 788 649 373 146 0 4631
1980-81 0 0 35 280 662 723 832 630 496 111 65 0 3834
1981-82 0 0 26 271 469 765 849 803 534 340 96 2 4155
1982-83 0 0 23 252 575 888 972 800 603 421 171 32 4737
1983-84 0 0 40 175 506 1241 1028 709 642 390 56 0 4787
1984-85 0 0 125 262 531 752 1034 769 474 169 37 5 4158
1985-86 0 0 111 249 640 957 691 681 379 203 72 0 3983
1986-87 0 2 26 290 665 858 954 634 624 315 70 9 4447
1987-88 0 8 18 226 584 936 1010 765 633 323 102 4 4609
1988-89 0 7 32 197 517 815 747 909 429 219 59 27 3958
1989-90 0 0 91 185 507 1037 795 672 551 276 140 0 4254
1990-91 0 0 11 234 454 981 994 529 467 208 53 1 3932
1991-92 0 0 71 258 709 798 833 576 437 203 98 10 3993
1992-93 0 0 21 171 765 949 984 808 577 317 82 5 4679
1993-94 0 2 39 332 717 810 875 760 499 309 78 0 4421
1994-95 0 0 31 228 553 716 792 583 547 333 146 13 3942
1995-96 0 1 89 217 497 813 926 634 636 250 21 0 4084
1996-97 3 0 70 251 571 775 917 728 447 476 99 2 4339
1997-98 0 4 35 259 661 967 774 667 664 343 39 21 4434
1998-99 0 0 13 180 469 828 764 490 573 305 132 9 3763
1999-00 0 0 93 226 373 844 785 510 482 220 60 9 3602
2000-01 0 0 50 195 755 981 929 660 611 139 75 0 4395
2001- 0 0 12 180 418 755

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COOLING DEGREE DAYS (base 65 F) 2001 AMARILLO, TX (AMA)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
1972 0 0 4 44 59 265 313 285 182 60 0 0 1212
1973 0 0 0 3 53 310 414 435 173 67 1 0 1456
1974 0 0 6 52 228 306 449 274 61 20 0 0 1396
1975 0 0 0 24 61 273 330 367 134 46 0 0 1235
1976 0 0 0 13 32 223 312 318 110 5 0 0 1013
1977 0 0 0 10 100 399 493 389 287 22 0 0 1700
1978 0 0 6 33 108 324 497 351 209 28 0 0 1556
1979 0 0 0 12 64 218 380 276 177 41 0 0 1168
1980 0 0 0 4 58 408 562 429 211 26 0 0 1698
1981 0 0 1 59 87 410 512 299 154 16 0 0 1538
1982 0 0 0 9 52 225 437 432 213 22 0 0 1390
1983 0 0 0 2 31 201 473 502 306 41 3 0 1559
1984 0 0 0 1 121 298 331 325 151 17 0 0 1244
1985 0 0 2 27 143 315 473 458 235 6 0 0 1659
1986 0 0 3 45 87 256 489 299 144 10 0 0 1333
1987 0 0 0 19 64 227 386 334 105 11 0 0 1146
1988 0 0 0 3 67 263 340 366 120 19 0 0 1178
1989 0 0 10 75 136 164 354 347 138 51 0 0 1275
1990 0 0 0 9 101 494 359 358 229 17 1 0 1568
1991 0 0 0 12 166 298 364 358 144 66 0 0 1408
1992 0 0 0 19 52 188 366 271 186 25 0 0 1107
1993 0 0 0 6 77 283 443 315 134 15 0 0 1273
1994 0 0 6 18 91 439 392 345 159 24 4 0 1478
1995 0 0 9 7 47 194 388 419 182 13 0 0 1259
1996 0 5 0 14 260 325 386 297 103 27 0 0 1417
1997 0 0 0 0 49 205 407 320 247 55 0 0 1283
1998 0 0 1 6 177 399 547 407 342 43 0 0 1922
1999 0 0 0 5 56 221 396 410 135 16 0 0 1239
2000 0 0 0 14 214 225 475 529 320 39 0 0 1816
2001 0 0 0 27 88 353 594 433 180 38 0 0 1713

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SNOWFALL (inches) 2001 AMARILLO, TX (AMA)
YEAR JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN TOTAL
1972-73 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 9.9 2.8 7.0 4.2 0.5 5.7 0.0 0.0 30.5
1973-74 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.5 3.6 1.2 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
1974-75 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 1.5 3.8 11.7 1.2 T 0.0 0.0 18.2
1975-76 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.8 T T 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
1976-77 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.9 4.3 T 6.4 3.7 T T 0.0 0.0 18.3
1977-78 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.2 8.2 9.4 1.5 T 0.5 0.0 21.1
1978-79 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.3 5.9 1.9 T T 0.0 0.0 13.1
1979-80 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.2 0.3 1.4 5.2 1.0 T 0.0 0.0 11.7
1980-81 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.6 T 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.9
1981-82 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.3 1.1 4.7 1.7 T 0.0 0.0 7.8
1982-83 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 1.9 14.5 13.0 8.1 5.9 0.0 0.0 47.9
1983-84 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 5.2 7.0 3.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.2
1984-85 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 7.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.6
1985-86 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T 2.8 0.0 10.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.7
1986-87 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.2 3.3 12.1 3.1 6.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 25.2
1987-88 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 15.3 4.3 0.5 8.5 4.2 0.0 0.0 33.5
1988-89 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.2 T 0.1 4.2 0.1 T T 9.0
1989-90 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 5.4 8.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.9
1990-91 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.8 5.0 T 1.0 0.0 T T 12.0
1991-92 0.0 0.0 T 3.2 T 2.0 1.0 0.2 T 0.3 T T 6.7
1992-93 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 9.0 10.0 2.5 2.2 2.1 T T 0.0 25.8
1993-94 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 0.5 10.2 T 3.0 T 0.0 0.0 13.7
1994-95 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 3.7 T 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
1995-96 T 0.0 T 0.0 0.5 2.7 1.1 4.6 0.1 0.0 T 0.0 9.0
1996-97 T 0.0 0.0 1.5 8.0 1.1 10.8 2.0 0.0 6.5 0.0 T 29.9
1997-98 T 0.0 0.0 T 5.4 10.9 T 10.4 4.4 T 0.0 0.0 31.1
1998-99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 13.1 T 1.3 T 0.0 T 15.4
1999-00 T T 0.0 T 0.0 8.6 2.8 T 0.5 0.5 T 0.0 12.4
2000-01 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 8.9 21.2 13.0 1.4 1.8 T T 0.0 46.3
2001- 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 2.3 2.0
POR=62 YRS 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.9 3.2 4.2 3.3 2.5 0.7 0.1 0.0 16.5



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