000 CDUS44 KFWD 180638 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1237 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ................................... ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 48 1159 PM 81 1908 56 -8 56 MINIMUM 34 1254 AM 14 1932 36 -2 29 AVERAGE 41 46 -5 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 1.91 1984 0.09 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.04 1.47 -1.43 1.98 SINCE DEC 1 0.04 1.47 -1.43 1.98 SINCE JAN 1 26.87 33.63 -6.76 49.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1996 0.0 MM 0.0 1914 MONTH TO DATE T T 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 T T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 0.2 -0.2 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 19 5 22 MONTH TO DATE 297 290 7 236 SINCE DEC 1 297 290 7 236 SINCE JUL 1 532 656 -124 459 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 11 SINCE DEC 1 0 2 -2 11 SINCE JAN 1 3323 2568 755 3124 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 900 PM LOWEST 76 300 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 81 1980 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 525 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 525 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$