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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
150 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2006

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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        101R   420 PM  94    1925  76     25       80       
                                      1913                          
  MINIMUM         68    555 AM  35    1921  54     14       58       
  AVERAGE         85                        65     20       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1908   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      1.61  -1.57     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.44                      4.67  -0.23     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.54                      8.94   1.60     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                        54    -51       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    173                       302   -129      284       
  SINCE JUL 1   1694                      2337   -643     1853       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                         2     18        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                        24    118       26       
  SINCE MAR 1    231                        34    197       36       
  SINCE JAN 1    243                        44    199       63       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       100      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   654 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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