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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1251 AM CST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         80    435 PM  92    1907  69     11       83       
  MINIMUM         48    302 AM  20    1923  47      1       57       
  AVERAGE         64                        58      6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.52 1984   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      1.80  -1.56     1.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      1.80  -1.56     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.19                      6.07   0.12     8.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0    MM   0.0   MM        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        1                         7     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       172     10      108       
  SINCE MAR 1    182                       172     10      108       
  SINCE JUL 1   1751                      2207   -456     1896       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        10     18       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        95      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        15      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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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