000 CDUS44 KFWD 190650 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 149 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 79 450 PM 100 1975 87 -8 91 MINIMUM 64 616 AM 47 1981 67 -3 71 AVERAGE 72 77 -5 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.51 2001 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.84 1.27 -0.43 4.99 SINCE SEP 1 0.84 1.27 -0.43 4.99 SINCE JAN 1 20.01 24.33 -4.32 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 7 12 -5 16 MONTH TO DATE 252 258 -6 300 SINCE SEP 1 252 258 -6 300 SINCE JAN 1 2931 2315 616 2558 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 17 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 73 400 AM LOWEST 45 100 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 102 1956 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 45 1981 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 19 2008.....SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 20 2008.....SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$