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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
100 AM CST SAT MAR 18 2006

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         66    430 PM  92    1908  69     -3       61       
  MINIMUM         46    655 AM  26    1934  47     -1       32       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.10 1911   0.10  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      1.70  -1.47     0.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.23                      1.70  -1.47     0.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.33                      5.97   0.36     6.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1934   0.0    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        9                         8      1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                       165   -126      181       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                       165   -126      181       
  SINCE JUL 1   1560                      2200   -640     1750       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                         0     65        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     65                         0     65        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        10     67       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  56 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        20      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2006.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   639 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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