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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
145 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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    429 PM 106    1984  95    -11       94       
  MINIMUM         74   1159 PM  62    1940  74      0       79       
  AVERAGE         79                        84     -5       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.89 1983   0.07   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.84                      1.25   0.59     0.35    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.49                      6.60  -3.11    16.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.19                     22.28  -4.09    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       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  426                       384     42      444       
  SINCE JUN 1   1831                      1483    348     1529       
  SINCE JAN 1   2426                      1840    586     1988       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   4 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   95       106      1948                    
                                             1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        58      1940                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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