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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
140 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         85    119 PM 106    1948  95    -10       96       
                                      1925                          
  MINIMUM         73   1159 PM  58    1940  74     -1       79       
  AVERAGE         79                        84     -5       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.53 1977   0.07   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      1.32   0.71     0.35    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.68                      6.67  -2.99    16.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.38                     22.35  -3.97    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       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  440                       403     37      467       
  SINCE JUN 1   1845                      1502    343     1552       
  SINCE JAN 1   2440                      1859    581     2011       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  13 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       105      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        62      1940                    
                                             1927                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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