000 CDUS44 KFWD 180649 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 148 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 83 427 PM 99 1997 87 -4 90 MINIMUM 59 620 AM 44 1903 67 -8 70 AVERAGE 71 77 -6 80 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.76 1908 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.84 1.19 -0.35 4.99 SINCE SEP 1 0.84 1.19 -0.35 4.99 SINCE JAN 1 20.01 24.25 -4.24 42.96 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0 SINCE SEP 1 0 2 -2 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 12 -6 15 MONTH TO DATE 245 246 -1 284 SINCE SEP 1 245 246 -1 284 SINCE JAN 1 2924 2303 621 2542 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 92 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 72 700 AM LOWEST 31 500 PM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 100 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 47 1981 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 18 2008.....SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 19 2008.....SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$