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CDUS44 KFWD 170647
CLIACT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
146 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 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         81    338 PM  97    2003  85     -4       83       
  MINIMUM         61    613 AM  49    1983  63     -2       56       
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.42 1920   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      2.30  -0.70     3.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.90                      7.77  -2.87    14.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.54                     12.10  -0.56    23.91    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         7      7       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    294                       319    -25      180       
  SINCE JUL 1   1733                      2164   -431     1802       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         9     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       122    -32       94       
  SINCE MAR 1    198                       272    -74      264       
  SINCE JAN 1    229                       282    -53      275       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE WACO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1996                    
                                             1956                    
                                             1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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