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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
153 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2008

...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         87    251 PM  96    1913  83      4       82       
  MINIMUM         62    210 AM  45    1945  63     -1       58       
  AVERAGE         75                        73      2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.04 1989   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      2.82  -1.47     4.81    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.27                      9.08   2.19    11.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.84                     13.35   0.49    17.45    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        13    -10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       335    -91      250       
  SINCE JUL 1   1841                      2370   -529     2159       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         9      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       116     14      178       
  SINCE MAR 1    307                       198    109      327       
  SINCE JAN 1    340                       208    132      333       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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