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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
130 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         76    303 PM  94    1940  73      3       72       
  MINIMUM         59    725 AM  31    1920  51      8       48       
  AVERAGE         68                        62      6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.45 1997   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.36  -0.36     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.17                      3.42  -1.25     1.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.12                      7.69   0.43     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        0                         4     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        16      4        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    279                       264     15      145       
  SINCE JUL 1   1848                      2299   -451     1933       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         4     -1        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        14     -1       49       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        24     16       60       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  71 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1935                    
                                             1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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