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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
142 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         79    438 PM  98    1978  82     -3       88       
  MINIMUM         52    509 AM  44    1960  62    -10       67       
  AVERAGE         66                        72     -6       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.84 1930   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      1.94  -1.35     4.78    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.51                      8.20   2.31    11.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.08                     12.47   0.61    17.42    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        12     -9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       334    -90      250       
  SINCE JUL 1   1841                      2369   -528     2159       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         8     -7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        75     13      126       
  SINCE MAR 1    265                       157    108      275       
  SINCE JAN 1    298                       167    131      281       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        43      1971                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2008...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2008...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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