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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
150 AM CDT MON APR 17 2006

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         95R   458 PM  92    1920  76     19       79       
                                      1913                          
  MINIMUM         67    632 AM  36    1961  54     13       52       
                                      1905                          
  AVERAGE         81                        65     16       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 2002   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      1.51  -1.47     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.44                      4.57  -0.13     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.54                      8.84   1.70     8.25    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        52    -49       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    173                       300   -127      284       
  SINCE JUL 1   1694                      2335   -641     1853       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         2     14        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                        22    100       22       
  SINCE MAR 1    211                        32    179       32       
  SINCE JAN 1    223                        42    181       59       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1925                    
                                             1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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