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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
138 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         87    316 PM  96    1967  82      5       82       
  MINIMUM         68    634 AM  44    1981  62      6       69       
  AVERAGE         78                        72      6       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.49 1994   0.17  -0.17     0.78    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      1.77  -1.23     1.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.27                      8.03  -4.76     6.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.22                     12.30  -3.08    13.41    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        11     13       16       
  SINCE MAR 1    335                       333      2      213       
  SINCE JUL 1   1904                      2368   -464     2001       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         7      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        67    -18       63       
  SINCE MAR 1    134                       149    -15      210       
  SINCE JAN 1    161                       159      2      221       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        44      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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