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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1242 AM CST SUN MAR 9 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2008

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54    407 PM  94    1911  66    -12       77       
  MINIMUM         25    658 AM  22    1996  44    -19       48       
  AVERAGE         40                        55    -15       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.49 1999   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.21                      0.80   1.41     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.21                      0.80   1.41     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.78                      5.07  -0.29     6.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.6  1942   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                       0.1    2.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.1                       0.1    2.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.1                       2.5   -0.4      0.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        10     15        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  107                        87     20       90       
  SINCE MAR 1    107                        87     20       90       
  SINCE JUL 1   1704                      2122   -418     1999       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         0      4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        10     27        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    55           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66       100      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        20      1996                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2008.........SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
MARCH 10 2008.........SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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