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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1229 AM CST THU MAR 24 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         65    507 PM  91    1929  70     -5       73       
  MINIMUM         41    706 AM  28    1952  48     -7       48       
  AVERAGE         53                        59     -6       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1978   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      2.30  -1.97     1.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.33                      2.30  -1.97     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.28                      6.57  -0.29     8.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   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       12                         6      6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       205      7      128       
  SINCE MAR 1    212                       205      7      128       
  SINCE JUL 1   1781                      2240   -459     1916       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         2      3       26       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3       26       
  SINCE JAN 1     32                        12     20       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1974                    
                                             1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   643 PM CST   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   643 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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