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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
141 AM CDT THU AUG 18 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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    302 PM 107    1951  95      2       92       
  MINIMUM         76    619 AM  63    1992  74      2       67       
  AVERAGE         87                        85      2       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.48 1915   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.46                      1.11   1.35     0.06    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.34                      6.46  -2.12    14.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.37                     22.14  -5.77    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       22                        20      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  358                       346     12      293       
  SINCE JUN 1   1550                      1445    105     1308       
  SINCE JAN 1   1956                      1802    154     1785       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   95       112      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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