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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
138 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         84    422 PM  95    1933  81      3       84       
  MINIMUM         65    635 AM  44    1938  61      4       66       
  AVERAGE         75                        71      4       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.40 1922   0.17  -0.17     2.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      1.26  -0.67     4.13    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.51                      7.52   2.99    10.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.08                     11.79   1.29    16.77    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         8     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       330    -86      250       
  SINCE JUL 1   1841                      2365   -524     2159       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        46     14       83       
  SINCE MAR 1    237                       128    109      232       
  SINCE JAN 1    270                       138    132      238       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        97      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1969                    
                                             1923                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2008...........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2008...........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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