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CDUS44 KLUB 270646
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK, TX                                 
130 AM CDT WED APR 27 2005

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...THE CHILDRESS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         73    517 PM 101    1959  78     -5       75       
  MINIMUM         42R   439 AM  43    1973  51     -9       48       
  AVERAGE         58                        65     -7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.37 1962   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.67  -0.93     3.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.44                      3.08  -1.64     6.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.97                      4.60  -0.63    10.97    
                                                                     
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        7                         3      4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       146    -38      131       
  SINCE MAR 1    505                       528    -23      392       
  SINCE JUL 1   2790                      3219   -429     2809       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        41     -5       42       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        42      0       86       
  SINCE JAN 1     42                        42      0       86       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     27                                                       
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE CHILDRESS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        38      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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