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

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         81    409 PM  94    2003  83     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         60    607 AM  46    1945  63     -3       59       
  AVERAGE         71                        73     -2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.63 1949   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      2.64  -1.17     2.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.20                      8.90  -4.70     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.15                     13.17  -3.02    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        6                         8     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       107    -17       86       
  SINCE MAR 1    175                       189    -14      233       
  SINCE JAN 1    202                       199      3      244       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    60           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        96      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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