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CDUS44 KFWD 200650
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
146 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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    454 PM  93    1996  77      6       77       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  36    1953  55      8       63       
  AVERAGE         73                        66      7       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          3.67 1942   0.11  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.83  -1.70     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.53                      4.89  -0.36     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.63                      9.16   1.47     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                        58    -55       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    173                       306   -133      284       
  SINCE JUL 1   1694                      2341   -647     1853       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                        30    140       36       
  SINCE MAR 1    259                        40    219       46       
  SINCE JAN 1    271                        50    221       73       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    49   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    60   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     24           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        40      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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