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Wednesday  October 08, 2025
Day 281 of 365
Week 40 of 52
2025 Calendar

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Today
since 12:00 am

High/Low Temp 91°F 01:10 PM
67°F 07:16 AM
High/Low/Avg Humidity
 93% 07:14 AM
52% 01:13 PM
78% Average
High/Low Dew Point
 74°F 12:13 PM
64°F 07:10 AM
High/Low Pressure 30.159 in 10:39 AM
30.097 in 01:00 AM
Highest Wind Gust 15 mph 12:01 PM
Rainfall 0.00 in



Week
since midnight Sunday

High/Low Temp 95°F Oct 06
67°F Oct 08
High/Low Humidity
 96% Oct 07
41% Oct 05
High/Low Dew Point
 76°F Oct 07
60°F Oct 06
High/Low Pressure 30.159 in Oct 08
29.796 in Oct 05
Highest Wind Gust 15 mph Oct 08
Rainfall 0.00 in

 

October

High/Low Temp 100°F Oct 02
62°F Oct 01
High/Low Humidity
 98% Oct 04
33% Oct 01
High/Low Dew Point
 76°F Oct 07
58°F Oct 01
High/Low Pressure 30.159 in Oct 08
29.796 in Oct 05
Highest Wind Gust 15 mph Oct 08
Rainfall 0.00 in


2025


High/Low Temp 105°F Aug 01
15°F Feb 20
Heat Index High
Wind Chill Low
 123°F Aug 29
-1°F Feb 19
High/Low Humidity
 99% Jan 03
14% Mar 14
High/Low Dew Point
 81°F Jul 03
8°F Jan 20
High/Low Pressure 30.814 in Jan 21
29.402 in Mar 14
Highest Wind Gust 36 mph Mar 04
Rainfall
30.58 in
84% of annual Leander average rainfall-36 in
5.42 in still needed to equal annual average

 



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Mason Creek Tornado 2000


        

Leander, Texas   USA
      Located ½ mile WNW of Bagdad Rd at Crystal Falls Pkwy


ELEV 1037 FT
30.55295° N   97.86159° W

 
01:40 pm
updated every 5½ minutes
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Temperature Graphs and Comfort Index




Light Wind


Light Wind gusts















89°F 31°C

feels like 92°F
⇔
 STEADY
N
356°
8 mph to 11 mph
12 kph to 18 kph		0.00 in
0.0 mm
total rain since midnight



Dew Point Comfort Index
MUGGY
Dew Point 70°F 20°C
Relative Humidity 54%


   

up to 128°F INSIDE
parked in direct sun, closed, and no shade

Last Rain Event


09/24/2025 10:10:00 AM
14 days, 3 hours, 30 minutes ago



78°F 25°C
Server Room
High 79°F Low 72°F  


Wind Distribution


     
  
 
Last 24 hrs
2 hrs
Average         3 mph
7 mph
Average Gust  5 mph
10 mph
High Gust   15 mph
15 mph
 Outdoor Temperature Trends
compared to current temp of
89°F at 01:40 pm

  1°F above 1 hour ago
  5°F above 3 hours ago
-2°F below 01:40 pm Yesterday
-2°F below 01:40 pm 2 days ago
-2°F below 01:40 pm 3 days ago
-8°F below 01:40 pm last Wednesday
Quick Rainfall Synopsis

            0.00 in  Since Midnight
          0.00 in  Yesterday
          0.00 in  Week
          0.00 in  October
          30.58 in 2025




         




  Change
⇓ falling
-0.054 in Hg last 3 hours


30.103 in Hg
1019 millibars







54%

High 93% 07:14 AM
 Low 52% 01:13 PM

-14% change last 3 hrs







70°F 20°C
  MUGGY 

-2°F change last 3 hours
             
     
   


AcuRite 5-N-1®
Outdoor Sensor signal 100%
Sensor Batteries GOOD
Last sensor signal outage
08/17/2025 11:50:00 AM

52 days, 1 hour, 50 minutes ago

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Heavenly Bodies



Moon Phase



Distance 01:40 pm
226150 miles from Earth
96% Full

D i r e c t i o n
⬁ NNW
bearing 341°
Currently -40° ⇓ below the horizon
i
Wednesday  October 08, 2025
Moonrise 08:06:35 PM
Lunar Noon 02:14:06 AM
Moonset 09:10:28 AM

Next New 10/21/2025 07:25:05 AM
Next First Quarter 10/29/2025 11:20:42 AM
Next Full 11/05/2025 07:19:12 AM
Next Third Quarter 10/13/2025 01:12:34 PM

01:40 pm CDT
Direction S @ 188°
92.8609796677 million miles from Earth
52.9153435568° ⇑ above the horizon
Wednesday  October 08, 2025
Astronomical Dawn 06:09:34 AM
Nautical Dawn 06:37:28 AM
Dawn 07:04:43 AM
Sunrise 07:30:53 AM
Solar Noon 01:18:50 PM
Sunset 07:06:22 PM
Dusk 07:32:30 PM
Dark 07:59:43 PM
Night 08:27:35 PM

 Daylight 11 hrs, 39 min
-11 sec less than yesterday
Darkness 12 hrs, 21 min
Seasonal Solar Events-Earth
Timestamps are Central Daylight Time (UTC -5 hrs)

Northern Hemisphere
   Vernal Equinox 03/20/2026 09:45:50 AM
 Summer Solstice 06/21/2026 03:24:28 AM
Autumnal Equinox 09/22/2026 07:05:06 PM
    Winter Solstice 12/21/2025 09:02:48 AM
Southern Hemisphere
   Vernal Equinox 09/22/2026 07:05:06 PM
 Summer Solstice 12/21/2025 09:02:48 AM
Autumnal Equinox 03/20/2026 09:45:50 AM
    Winter Solstice 06/21/2026 03:24:28 AM



Our Solar System
Wednesday  October 08, 2025
  01:40 pm Central Daylight Time (UTC -5 hrs)
updated every 5½ min

Distances are calculated from center to center of the applicable planetary bodies.
All years, days, and hours are in Earth time units. All rise and set timestamps are in U.S.- CDT



99.86% total mass of the entire solar system
Fuses 600 million metric tons of hydrogen per
second equivalent to trillions of atomic bombs.

Diameter 864,938 mi
Rotation Period 648 hours       Year 247.7 billion years
Average surface temp 10,000°F 5538°C
Current Position and Bearings

92.8609796677 million miles  from Earth
Rise 07:29:21 AM
Set 07:07:53 PM
Bearing 188.739341335°
52.9153435568° above the horizon
Smallest planet. Closest to the Sun, but
not the hottest planet. Very thin atmosphere.
Shrinking due to loss of core temp. No moon.

Diameter 3,031.9 mi
Day 4222.6 hrs      Year 88 days
Average surface temp 330°F 166°C
Current Position and Bearings

121.876497796 million miles  from Earth
43.3446677094 million miles from the Sun
Rise 08:52:25 AM
Set 07:52:56 PM
Bearing 165.211784852°
44.7460548189° above the horizon
Hottest planet due to high pressure CO2
greenhouse atmosphere. Brightest due to
highly reflective clouds of CO2. No moon.

Diameter 7,520.8 mi
Day 2802 hrs      Year 224.7 days
Average surface temp 867°F 464°C
Current Position and Bearings

142.944842767 million miles from Earth
66.788954016 million miles from the Sun
Rise 05:47:44 AM
Set 06:11:21 PM
Bearing 226.401660117°
54.3566534906° above the horizon


Only planet with H2O oceans, life forms,
and only one moon.

Diameter 7,917.5 mi
Day 24 hrs      Year 365.25 days
Average surface temp 59°F 15°C (rising due to CO2 pollution)
Current Position

92.8609796677 million miles  from the Sun
226150 mi  from the Moon
Oxidized ores explain it's reddish tint.
Polar ice caps, a rocky core, and four
seasons like Earth. 2 moons

Diameter 4,212.3 mi
Day 24h 37m 23s       Year: 687 days
Average surface temp -85°F -65°C
Current Position and Bearings

220.622883346 million miles from Earth
142.481460406 million miles from the Sun
Rise 09:30:28 AM
Set 08:20:31 PM
Bearing 155.663672166°
40.6440993355° above the horizon
Largest planet, all gases, no land surface
Violent hydrogen & helium atmosphere.
95 moons

Diameter 86,881 mi
Day 09h 50m 30s       Year 11.86 years
Average surface temp -166°F -110°C
Current Position and Bearings

485.020922233 million miles from Earth
481.623693576 million miles from the Sun
Rise 01:07:00 AM
Set 02:57:51 PM
Bearing 286.270877324°
15.2114357534° above the horizon




Saturn's gravity is devouring her rings
at 45 tons per second. 146 confirmed moons.
All gases, no land surface.

Diameter 72,367 mi
Day 10h 14m       Year 29.46 years
Average surface temp -220°F -140°C
Current Position and Bearings

0.798773808975 billion mi  from Earth
0.887220012568 billion miles from the Sun
Rise 06:19:17 PM
Set 06:10:15 AM
Bearing 40.8174597819°
-56.184538471° above the horizon

28° axial tilt, similar to Mars & Earth
Rotates on it's side. 27 moons. No land
surface.

Diameter 31,518 mi
Day: 17h 14m       Year: 84 years
Average surface temp -320°F -196°C
Current Position and Bearings

1.74656186431 billion miles  from Earth
1.81310063263 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 09:22:32 PM
Set 11:09:48 AM
Bearing 318.367329593°
-26.8531550993° above the horizon

Furthest, darkest, coldest, and smallest
outer planet. 1,500 mph winds and
14 moons. No land surface.

Diameter 30,599 mi
Day 16 hrs       Year 164.8 years
Average surface temp -330°F -201°C
Current Position and Bearings

2.6885546316 billion miles  from Earth
2.7781626764 billion miles  from the Sun
Rise 06:23:40 PM
Set 06:25:20 AM
Bearing 34.9583220213°
-55.5300697447° above the horizon



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THANK YOU


Steve
Callsign W5SDC
Storm chaser, weather station technician, and internet domain admin

This station's first weather page went live on the internet in January of 2004. Since then, home weather stations have become much more reliable, affordable, and now provide much more data than just basic temperature, wind, and rain measurements.

It is a pleasure to have a weather station on the web and very honorable to be able to submit instrument readings to NOAA's MADIS database through the CWOP-Citizens Weather Observer Program. I also xmit conditions at 5 min intervals to Weather Underground and findu.com.

My data from Leander, Texas combined with thousands of other private stations from around the world provide invaluable data used for forecasting, nowcasting, and scientific study by students of meteorology and climate.

This station is here solely in the public interest and simply for the greater good that up to date weather information brings everyone.

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TECHNICAL SALUTATIONS

Tom Keffer                                 Matt Wall

    

Gary Roderick

Big thanks to Tom Keffer for writing the weeWX weather station engine and also to Matthew Wall and Gary Roderick for their invaluable contributions to weeWX, it's drivers, and it's extensions. Get the whole saga of weeWX and the software at the link above. weeWX is relatively easy to configure and use even for those like me with limited programming experience. On June 26, 2017, I started with the basic HTML template that was included with weeWX and have watched this entire weather website's template grow to 2.000 lines of HTML over the last eight years.



Elwood Downey


Thank You Elwood Downey, WB0OEW for your creation of the astronomical position calculations used in the Heavenly Bodies section of this website. Donating your libastro C calculation library for use in PyEphem for linux was a very gracious thing to do. Many people are grateful for your generosity and hard work on that project and so many others.



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