000 CDUS44 KFWD 010654 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1251 AM CST THU JAN 1 2009 ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 56 107 AM 85 1951 54 2 60 MINIMUM 40 1159 PM 13 1990 34 6 37 1976 AVERAGE 48 44 4 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.55 1984 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.27 2.57 -2.30 2.34 SINCE DEC 1 0.27 2.57 -2.30 2.34 SINCE JAN 1 27.10 34.73 -7.63 50.05 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.6 1946 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 0.4 -0.4 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 17 21 -4 16 MONTH TO DATE 499 571 -72 474 SINCE DEC 1 499 571 -72 474 SINCE JUL 1 734 937 -203 697 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 2 7 11 SINCE DEC 1 9 2 7 11 SINCE JAN 1 3332 2568 764 3124 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 95 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 50 1200 AM LOWEST 28 400 PM AVERAGE 39 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 83 2006 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 10 1928 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2009.......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 533 PM CST JANUARY 2 2009.......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 534 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$