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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
135 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         79    347 PM  96    1918  81     -2       81       
  MINIMUM         64    611 AM  44    1917  60      4       65       
  AVERAGE         72                        71      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.48 1925   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      1.09  -0.56     1.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.26                      7.35  -4.09     5.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.21                     11.62  -2.41    12.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         7     17       16       
  SINCE MAR 1    335                       329      6      213       
  SINCE JUL 1   1904                      2364   -460     2001       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        39    -25       24       
  SINCE MAR 1     99                       121    -22      171       
  SINCE JAN 1    126                       131     -5      182       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  33 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1938                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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