000 CDUS44 KFWD 240640 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1239 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008 ................................... ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 55 1159 PM 81 1964 55 0 55 1955 MINIMUM 34 927 AM -1 1989 35 -1 24 AVERAGE 45 45 0 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.18 1932 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.12 1.96 -1.84 1.98 SINCE DEC 1 0.12 1.96 -1.84 1.98 SINCE JAN 1 26.95 34.12 -7.17 49.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1998 0.0 0.0 0.0 1990 1983 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 20 20 0 25 MONTH TO DATE 405 407 -2 317 SINCE DEC 1 405 407 -2 317 SINCE JUL 1 640 773 -133 540 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 3 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 89 800 AM LOWEST 35 100 AM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 88 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 7 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE 729 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. $$