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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
145 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         97    325 PM 107    1951  95      2       87       
  MINIMUM         74    830 PM  64    1955  74      0       71       
                                      1920                          
  AVERAGE         86                        85      1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.46          2.52 1914   0.07   1.39      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.46                      0.97   1.49     0.06    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.34                      6.32  -1.98    14.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.37                     22.00  -5.63    30.99    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        20      1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       306     11      264       
  SINCE JUN 1   1509                      1405    104     1279       
  SINCE JAN 1   1915                      1762    153     1756       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  71 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   95       110      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        62      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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