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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
140 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         83   1252 PM  95    1933  81      2       82       
  MINIMUM         61   1156 PM  44    1938  61      0       67       
  AVERAGE         72                        71      1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.40 1922   0.17  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      1.26  -0.72     1.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.27                      7.52  -4.25     5.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.22                     11.79  -2.57    12.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         8     16       16       
  SINCE MAR 1    335                       330      5      213       
  SINCE JUL 1   1904                      2365   -461     2001       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        46    -25       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    106                       128    -22      181       
  SINCE JAN 1    133                       138     -5      192       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  60 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        97      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1969                    
                                             1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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