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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
142 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         80    246 PM  94    1993  83     -3       73       
                                      1978                          
                                      1925                          
  MINIMUM         58    540 AM  44    1907  63     -5       56       
  AVERAGE         69                        73     -4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.58 1906   0.18  -0.18      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      2.46  -0.99     2.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.20                      8.72  -4.52     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.15                     12.99  -2.84    13.83    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        13     11       20       
  SINCE MAR 1    335                       335      0      217       
  SINCE JUL 1   1904                      2370   -466     2005       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         8     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        99    -15       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    169                       181    -12      227       
  SINCE JAN 1    196                       191      5      238       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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