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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
137 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2005

...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         74    217 PM  96    1948  75     -1       52       
  MINIMUM         57    830 AM  29    1989  53      4       47       
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.38 1991   0.10  -0.10     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.01  -0.88     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.30                      4.07  -1.77     2.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.25                      8.34  -0.09     9.06    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        39    -18       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    280                       287     -7      165       
  SINCE JUL 1   1849                      2322   -473     1953       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        12      9        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     31                        22      9       56       
  SINCE JAN 1     58                        32     26       67       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      1957                    
                                             1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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