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CDUS44 KLUB 180627
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK, TX                                 
126 AM CDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE CHILDRESS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 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    104 PM  96    1955  76      3       84       
  MINIMUM         49    530 AM  37    1999  48      1       58       
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.36 1995   0.07  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.00  -0.95     2.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.75                      2.41  -1.66     6.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.28                      3.93  -0.65    10.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0             0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2             0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.6             0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.7                       8.5             3.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         5     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                       109    -39      118       
  SINCE MAR 1    467                       491    -24      379       
  SINCE JUL 1   2752                      3182   -430     2796       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        20     -9       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        21     -4       66       
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        21     -4       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE CHILDRESS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        97      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        33      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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