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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
133 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         69    155 PM  97    1920  80    -11       76       
  MINIMUM         50    405 AM  41    1954  59     -9       50       
  AVERAGE         60                        70    -10       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.99 1979   0.15  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.45  -0.42     1.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.76                      6.71  -3.95     5.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.71                     10.98  -2.27    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        5                         1      4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         3     11       16       
  SINCE MAR 1    325                       325      0      213       
  SINCE JUL 1   1894                      2360   -466     2001       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                        97    -12      147       
  SINCE JAN 1    112                       107      5      158       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       100      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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