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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1250 AM CST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         66    400 PM  93    1918  72     -6       82       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  31    1899  50     -2       47       
  AVERAGE         57                        61     -4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.51 1916   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.17                      3.15  -0.98     1.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.12                      7.42   0.70     8.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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        8                         4      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         4      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    267                       252     15      140       
  SINCE JUL 1   1836                      2287   -451     1928       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        11     -1       47       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        21     16       58       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        94      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1936                    
                                             1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   649 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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