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CDUS44 KFWD 020709
CLIDFW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
205 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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    521 PM  92    2002  79     -5       61       
                                      1948                          
  MINIMUM         49    537 AM  34    1903  58     -9       49       
  AVERAGE         62                        69     -7       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.15 1990   0.15  -0.15     1.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     1.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.73                      6.41  -3.68     5.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.68                     10.68  -2.00    12.63    
                                                                     
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        3                         1      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         1      2       10       
  SINCE MAR 1    314                       323     -9      207       
  SINCE JUL 1   1883                      2358   -475     1995       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                        87     -2      147       
  SINCE JAN 1    112                        97     15      158       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        44      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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