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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
142 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2006

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         89    422 PM  97    1920  80      9       69       
  MINIMUM         68    107 AM  41    1954  59      9       50       
  AVERAGE         79                        70      9       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.99 1979   0.15  -0.14     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.45  -0.42     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.29                      6.71  -0.42     2.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.39                     10.98   1.41     8.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       14       
  SINCE MAR 1    176                       325   -149      325       
  SINCE JUL 1   1697                      2360   -663     1894       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         5      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        15     27        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    354                        97    257       85       
  SINCE JAN 1    366                       107    259      112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       100      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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