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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
146 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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    400 PM  88    1908  68      9       66       
  MINIMUM         46    430 AM  29    1947  47     -1       49       
  AVERAGE         62                        57      5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1998   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      1.60   1.69     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.29                      1.60   1.69     0.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.86                      5.87  -0.01     6.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0         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        3                         8     -5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       157    -22       98       
  SINCE MAR 1    135                       157    -22       98       
  SINCE JUL 1   1732                      2192   -460     2007       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1934                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2008.........SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2008.........SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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