000 CDUS44 KFWD 240647 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 147 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2008 ................................... ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 61 432 PM 91 1929 70 -9 75 MINIMUM 44 1159 PM 28 1952 48 -4 65 AVERAGE 53 59 -6 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.69 1978 0.10 -0.10 T MONTH TO DATE 5.96 2.30 3.66 0.53 SINCE MAR 1 5.96 2.30 3.66 0.53 SINCE JAN 1 8.53 6.57 1.96 6.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 12 6 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 163 205 -42 106 SINCE MAR 1 163 205 -42 106 SINCE JUL 1 1760 2240 -480 2015 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 5 MONTH TO DATE 20 2 18 45 SINCE MAR 1 20 2 18 45 SINCE JAN 1 53 12 41 51 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 59 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 54 500 AM LOWEST 22 500 PM AVERAGE 38 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 89 1929 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 2006 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2008.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT MARCH 25 2008.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ JLD