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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1237 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         79    233 PM  96    1974  72      7       74       
  MINIMUM         52    211 AM  28    1987  50      2       45       
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.92 1916   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      3.06  -0.89     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.17                      3.06  -0.89     1.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.12                      7.33   0.79     8.59    
                                                                     
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        0                         5     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       248     11      140       
  SINCE MAR 1    259                       248     11      140       
  SINCE JUL 1   1828                      2283   -455     1928       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        10      0       47       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        10      0       47       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        20     17       58       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  52 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   648 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   649 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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