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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1245 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         77    353 PM  91    1932  69      8       84       
  MINIMUM         49    632 AM  19    1965  48      1       68       
  AVERAGE         63                        59      4       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1968   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      2.00  -1.76     1.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      2.00  -1.76     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.19                      6.27  -0.08     8.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1970   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        2                         7     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  190                       186      4      108       
  SINCE MAR 1    190                       186      4      108       
  SINCE JUL 1   1759                      2221   -462     1896       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1       26       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1       26       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        10     18       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70       100      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1965                    
                                             1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   641 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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