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CLIDFW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1237 AM CST THU FEB 24 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71    221 PM  86    1933  62      9       60       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  16    1901  41     10       52       
  AVERAGE         61                        52      9       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          3.08 1949   0.09   0.22     0.46    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.89  -0.88     2.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.99                      6.36  -0.37     6.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.34                      3.79   1.55     5.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.7  1975   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      2.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.3                       2.2   -1.9      2.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.3                       2.4   -2.1      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        14    -10        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  279                       383   -104      453       
  SINCE DEC 1   1256                      1604   -348     1436       
  SINCE JUL 1   1491                      1970   -479     1692       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         7     10        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     29                        12     17       11       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        10     17       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  62 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        93      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        15      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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