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CDUS44 KLUB 170627
CLICDS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK, TX                                 
126 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE CHILDRESS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 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         78    531 PM 107    1996  83     -5       82       
  MINIMUM         53    503 AM  45    1983  58     -5       57       
  AVERAGE         66                        70     -4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.84 1951   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      1.64   0.53     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.61                      5.06  -1.45     7.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.14                      6.58  -0.44    11.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0             0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0             0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.6             0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.7                       8.5             3.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        28     43       20       
  SINCE MAR 1    605                       568     37      422       
  SINCE JUL 1   2890                      3259   -369     2839       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        76    -16      100       
  SINCE MAR 1    103                       130    -27      194       
  SINCE JAN 1    103                       130    -27      194       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE CHILDRESS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       103      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        43      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 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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