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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
145 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         73    408 PM  97    1920  80     -7       78       
  MINIMUM         50    643 AM  41    1954  59     -9       63       
  AVERAGE         62                        70     -8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.99 1979   0.15  -0.15     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.45  -0.45     1.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.92                      6.71   3.21     8.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.49                     10.98   1.51    14.61    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         3      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       325    -81      250       
  SINCE JUL 1   1841                      2360   -519     2159       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        15      6       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    198                        97    101      168       
  SINCE JAN 1    231                       107    124      174       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    52           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       100      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1907                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2008...........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY  5 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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