000 CDUS44 KFWD 220637 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1236 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ................................... ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 38 419 PM 82 1981 55 -17 73 MINIMUM 24 828 AM 10 1983 36 -12 38 AVERAGE 31 46 -15 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.88 1907 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.12 1.80 -1.68 1.98 SINCE DEC 1 0.12 1.80 -1.68 1.98 SINCE JAN 1 26.95 33.96 -7.01 49.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.8 1927 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 34 20 14 9 MONTH TO DATE 350 367 -17 273 SINCE DEC 1 350 367 -17 273 SINCE JUL 1 585 733 -148 496 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 60 700 AM LOWEST 25 300 PM AVERAGE 43 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 81 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 3 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 527 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 527 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$