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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
131 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         68   1257 PM  95    1943  80    -12       75       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  44    1978  59     -9       46       
  AVERAGE         59                        69    -10       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.98 1906   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.30  -0.30     1.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.73                      6.56  -3.83     5.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.68                     10.83  -2.15    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        6                         1      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         2      7       14       
  SINCE MAR 1    320                       324     -4      211       
  SINCE JUL 1   1889                      2359   -470     1999       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                        92     -7      147       
  SINCE JAN 1    112                       102     10      158       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   638 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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