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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
140 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

...THE DALHART CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 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         67    606 PM  93    1962  74     -7       69       
  MINIMUM         49   1130 PM  34    1975  46      3       41       
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.68          2.49 1995   0.08   0.60     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      0.54   0.33     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.15                      2.97  -1.82     2.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.41                      3.89  -2.48     3.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1995   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 2     10.3                       0.3   10.0     34.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.3                      17.7   -7.4     34.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        49      2       34       
  SINCE MAR 1   1004                      1034    -30      913       
  SINCE JUL 1   4552                      4772   -220     4731       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         5      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        16     -1        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        16     -1        1       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED   10.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DALHART CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1984                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2008...........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2008...........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 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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