000 CDUS44 KFWD 240700 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1259 AM CST FRI MAR 24 2006 ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 44 320 PM 91 1929 70 -26 65 MINIMUM 36 1159 PM 28 1952 48 -12 41 AVERAGE 40 59 -19 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 1.69 1978 0.10 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.38 2.30 2.08 0.33 SINCE MAR 1 4.38 2.30 2.08 0.33 SINCE JAN 1 10.48 6.57 3.91 6.28 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MM 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 25 6 19 12 MONTH TO DATE 131 205 -74 212 SINCE MAR 1 131 205 -74 212 SINCE JUL 1 1652 2240 -588 1781 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 65 2 63 5 SINCE MAR 1 65 2 63 5 SINCE JAN 1 77 12 65 32 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 16 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 300 AM LOWEST 53 100 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 89 1929 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 31 1974 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2006.........SUNRISE 627 AM CST SUNSET 643 PM CST MARCH 25 2006.........SUNRISE 625 AM CST SUNSET 643 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$