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CLIDFW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1242 AM CST FRI MAR 3 2006

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2006

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    245 PM  90    1901  65     16       55       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  15    1980  43     14       43       
  AVERAGE         69                        54     15       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.82 1979   0.10  -0.10     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.10                      4.47   1.63     6.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.6  1971   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         2.5   -2.5      0.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12       16       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        24    -24       34       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        24    -24       34       
  SINCE JUL 1   1521                      2059   -538     1603       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         0     15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         0     15        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        10     17       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        10      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2006.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2006.........SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   628 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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