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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
135 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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    406 PM  92    1920  76      3       80       
                                      1913                          
  MINIMUM         52    503 AM  36    1961  54     -2       61       
                                      1905                          
  AVERAGE         66                        65      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 2002   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.51  -1.38     0.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.30                      4.57  -2.27     2.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.25                      8.84  -0.59     9.08    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        52    -27       56       
  SINCE MAR 1    284                       300    -16      196       
  SINCE JUL 1   1853                      2335   -482     1984       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        22      0       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     32                        32      0       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     59                        42     17       74       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1925                    
                                             1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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