▁of ▁meas urable ▁precip itation . ▁There ▁are ▁on ▁average ▁ 7 9 ▁days ▁of ▁meas urable ▁precip itation ▁per ▁year . ▁Winter ▁snow fall ▁aver ages ▁about ▁ 1 4   in ches , ▁but ▁the ▁median ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁. ▁Me as urable ▁snow fall ▁occurs ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 7 ▁days ▁per ▁year ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁an ▁in ch ▁of ▁snow ▁received ▁on ▁five ▁of ▁those ▁days . ▁Snow ▁depth ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁an ▁in ch ▁occurs ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 8 ▁days ▁per ▁year . ▁The ▁h ott est ▁temperature ▁recorded ▁in ▁Ab il ene ▁was ▁ 1 1 3   ° F ▁( 4 5   ° C ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ; ▁the ▁col dest ▁temperature ▁recorded ▁was ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁Ab il ene ▁remains ▁a ▁cattle ▁yard ▁town , ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁loaded ▁onto ▁the ▁rail ▁system , ▁along ▁with ▁gra in ▁and ▁other ▁cro ps . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁S print ▁Tele communic ations . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 , 8 4 4 ▁people , ▁ 2 , 8 7 8 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 , 7 8 1 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 , 4 6 3 . 6 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 3 , 7 9 1 /