000 CDUS44 KFWD 230638 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1237 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008 ................................... ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 34 1159 PM 81 1964 55 -21 60 MINIMUM 26 711 AM 3 1989 36 -10 32 AVERAGE 30 45 -15 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.95 1937 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.12 1.88 -1.76 1.98 SINCE DEC 1 0.12 1.88 -1.76 1.98 SINCE JAN 1 26.95 34.04 -7.09 49.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1963 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 35 20 15 19 MONTH TO DATE 385 387 -2 292 SINCE DEC 1 385 387 -2 292 SINCE JUL 1 620 753 -133 515 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 10 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 36 800 PM LOWEST 28 1200 AM AVERAGE 32 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 81 1964 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 -1 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 527 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$