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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK, TX                                 
1242 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE CHILDRESS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 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         50    446 PM  83    1984  66    -16       70       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM  21    1956  39     -6       39       
  AVERAGE         42                        53    -11       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.43 1961   0.05  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.66  -0.10     3.77    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.56                      0.66  -0.10     3.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      2.18   0.91     7.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0             0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4             0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.4             0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.7                       8.3             3.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        12     11       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  228                       230     -2      219       
  SINCE MAR 1    228                       230     -2      219       
  SINCE JUL 1   2513                      2921   -408     2636       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         0      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     56                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE CHILDRESS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        95      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        26      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   651 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   651 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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