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CDUS44 KFWD 180633
CLIACT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
135 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE WACO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         87    320 PM  94    1996  85      2       86       
                                      1956                          
                                      1941                          
  MINIMUM         57    530 AM  47    1945  64     -7       67       
  AVERAGE         72                        74     -2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.23 1989   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      2.45  -0.85     3.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.90                      7.92  -3.02    14.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.54                     12.25  -0.71    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        7                        10     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       132    -35      106       
  SINCE MAR 1    205                       282    -77      276       
  SINCE JAN 1    236                       292    -56      287       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WACO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        96      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 19 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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