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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1244 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         49    416 PM  83    1908  56     -7       58       
  MINIMUM         31    808 AM  12    1989  37     -6       39       
  AVERAGE         40                        47     -7       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.39 1928   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.38  -1.30     0.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.08                      1.38  -1.30     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.72                     33.54 -14.82    47.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1983   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        19      6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  336                       271     65      233       
  SINCE DEC 1    336                       271     65      233       
  SINCE JUL 1    595                       637    -42      468       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         2      1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                         2      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   3118                      2568    550     2651       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  10 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        81      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        14      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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