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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1231 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         72    414 PM  90    1911  66      6       68       
  MINIMUM         52   1117 PM  20    1989  44      8       45       
                                      1943                          
                                      1920                          
  AVERAGE         62                        55      7       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.12 1947   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.70  -0.48     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.22                      0.70  -0.48     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.17                      4.97   1.20     7.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1947   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.3                       2.5   -2.2      2.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        10     -7        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        77      0       35       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        77      0       35       
  SINCE JUL 1   1646                      2112   -466     1823       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        10     17       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  82 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        94      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   632 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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