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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1255 AM CST SUN APR 2 2006

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         83    208 PM  93    1918  72     11       66       
  MINIMUM         68    642 AM  31    1899  50     18       48       
  AVERAGE         76                        61     15       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.51 1916   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.40                      3.15   1.25     2.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.50                      7.42   3.08     8.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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                         4     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    170                       252    -82      267       
  SINCE JUL 1   1691                      2287   -596     1836       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         1     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         1     10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    100                        11     89       10       
  SINCE JAN 1    112                        21     91       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  38 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        94      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1936                    
                                             1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2006.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL  3 2006.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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