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CDUS44 KLUB 210631
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK, TX                                 
130 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE CHILDRESS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         87    305 PM  98    1999  77     10       83        
  MINIMUM         59    619 AM  33    1966  49     10       58        
  AVERAGE         73                        63     10       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.73 1952   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      1.21  -0.69     2.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.22                      2.62  -1.40     6.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.75                      4.14  -0.39    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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                       123    -53      118       
  SINCE MAR 1    467                       505    -38      379       
  SINCE JUL 1   2752                      3196   -444     2796       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        26      5       35       
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        27     10       79       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        27     10       79       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE CHILDRESS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        36      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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