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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
150 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         75    338 PM  96    1967  82     -7       84       
  MINIMUM         55    648 AM  44    1981  62     -7       63       
  AVERAGE         65                        72     -7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.49 1994   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      1.77  -1.18     4.78    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.51                      8.03   2.48    11.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.08                     12.30   0.78    17.42    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        11     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       333    -89      250       
  SINCE JUL 1   1841                      2368   -527     2159       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                        67     20      113       
  SINCE MAR 1    264                       149    115      262       
  SINCE JAN 1    297                       159    138      268       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    55           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        44      1960                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2008...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2008...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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JLD