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CLIDFW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1240 AM CST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         53   1205 AM  86    1943  68    -15       67       
  MINIMUM         43   1227 PM  28    1954  46     -3       50       
                                      1913                          
                                      1912                          
  AVERAGE         48                        57     -9       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.28 1998   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      1.50  -1.26     1.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      1.50  -1.26     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.19                      5.77   0.42     8.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1900   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       17                         8      9        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       149     -6      101       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                       149     -6      101       
  SINCE JUL 1   1712                      2184   -472     1889       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        10     18       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  11 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   638 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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