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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
135 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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    416 PM  95    1984  80     -6       80       
  MINIMUM         56    118 AM  44    1935  60     -4       59       
                                      1917                          
  AVERAGE         65                        70     -5       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          3.50 1995   0.16  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      0.77  -0.24     1.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.26                      7.03  -3.77     5.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.21                     11.30  -2.09    12.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         5     19       16       
  SINCE MAR 1    335                       327      8      213       
  SINCE JUL 1   1904                      2362   -458     2001       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        27    -27       10       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       109    -24      157       
  SINCE JAN 1    112                       119     -7      168       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  59 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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