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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
140 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         77   1219 AM  86    1943  68      9       81       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  28    1954  46      7       52       
                                      1913                          
                                      1912                          
  AVERAGE         65                        57      8       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1998   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      1.50   1.79     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.29                      1.50   1.79     0.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.86                      5.77   0.09     6.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1900   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        0                         8     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       149    -17       91       
  SINCE MAR 1    132                       149    -17       91       
  SINCE JUL 1   1729                      2184   -455     2000       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         0     10       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         0     10       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        10     33       26       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1947                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2008.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2008.........SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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