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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
138 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         89    507 PM  96    1918  81      8       87       
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  44    1917  60      8       74       
  AVERAGE         79                        71      8       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.48 1925   0.16  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      1.09  -0.50     1.99    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.51                      7.35   3.16     8.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.08                     11.62   1.46    14.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         7     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       329    -85      250       
  SINCE JUL 1   1841                      2364   -523     2159       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         6      8       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        39     11       73       
  SINCE MAR 1    227                       121    106      222       
  SINCE JAN 1    260                       131    129      228       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  35 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1938                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2008...........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2008...........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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