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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
140 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008

...THE DALHART CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 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         43    934 PM  81    1966  60    -17       63       
  MINIMUM         36   1008 AM   9    2005  30      6       29       
  AVERAGE         40                        45     -5       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY         T            0.52 1998   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.48  -0.45     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.48  -0.45     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.29                      1.40  -1.11     0.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1998   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       1.6   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.4                       1.6   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.2                      14.9   -4.7     28.1     
  SNOW DEPTH        0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        20      5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  357                       348      9      321       
  SINCE MAR 1    357                       348      9      321       
  SINCE JUL 1   3905                      4086   -181     4139       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (120)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED   15.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE DALHART CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        15      2005                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2008.........SUNRISE   757 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2008.........SUNRISE   756 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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