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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
130 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008


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...THE DALHART CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 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         71    222 PM  81    1970  50     21       31       
  MINIMUM         39    431 AM  -5    2005  22     17       21       
  AVERAGE         55                        36     19       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.13 1980   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.16  -0.16     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.16  -0.16     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.84                     18.19  -3.35    13.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.1  1980   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 2      T                         0.8   -0.8      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         3.1   -3.1      3.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        29    -19       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       228    -33      181       
  SINCE DEC 1    195                       228    -33      181       
  SINCE JUL 1   1043                      1285   -242     1038       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1162                      1076     86     1282       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     18           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE DALHART CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        75      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -7      1978                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2008......SUNRISE   749 AM CST   SUNSET   536 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2008......SUNRISE   750 AM CST   SUNSET   536 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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JOHNSON