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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
145 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         81    409 PM  95    1943  80      1       81       
  MINIMUM         64    943 PM  44    1978  59      5       65       
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.98 1906   0.15  -0.15     1.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.30  -0.30     1.93    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.92                      6.56   3.36     8.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.49                     10.83   1.66    14.57    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    241                       324    -83      250       
  SINCE JUL 1   1838                      2359   -521     2159       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        10     11       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    198                        92    106      162       
  SINCE JAN 1    231                       102    129      168       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1954                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2008...........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2008...........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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