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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1234 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         81    403 PM  95    1946  72      9       75       
  MINIMUM         57    620 AM  29    1987  50      7       49       
  AVERAGE         69                        61      8       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1979   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      2.97  -0.80     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.17                      2.97  -0.80     1.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.12                      7.24   0.88     8.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1926   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        0                         5     -5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       243     16      135       
  SINCE MAR 1    259                       243     16      135       
  SINCE JUL 1   1828                      2278   -450     1923       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         9      0       47       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         9      0       47       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        19     17       58       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        28      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CST   SUNSET   648 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   648 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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