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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
144 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         82   1211 AM 112    1909  95    -13       92       
  MINIMUM         75   1159 PM  65    1992  74      1       78       
  AVERAGE         79                        84     -5       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.59          3.47 1915   0.07   0.52      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      1.18   0.52     0.35    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.35                      6.53  -3.18    16.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.05                     22.21  -4.16    37.97    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        19     -5       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  412                       365     47      422       
  SINCE JUN 1   1817                      1464    353     1507       
  SINCE JAN 1   2412                      1821    591     1966       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   95       106      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        62      1940                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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