000 CDUS44 KFWD 070645 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1239 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2009 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 82 433 PM 90 1929 66 16 50 1916 MINIMUM 64 410 AM 20 1989 44 20 34 AVERAGE 73 55 18 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.93 2008 0.10 -0.10 0.93 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.60 -0.60 2.21 SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.60 -0.60 2.21 SINCE JAN 1 1.54 4.87 -3.33 4.78 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.1 2008 0.0 0.0 1.1 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 2.1 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 2.1 SINCE JUL 1 0.2 2.5 -2.3 2.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 10 -10 23 MONTH TO DATE 53 67 -14 60 SINCE MAR 1 53 67 -14 60 SINCE JUL 1 1586 2102 -516 1657 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 0 8 0 MONTH TO DATE 17 0 17 4 SINCE MAR 1 17 0 17 4 SINCE JAN 1 51 10 41 37 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 84 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 300 AM LOWEST 36 500 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 90 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 20 1989 1943 1920 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 7 2009.........SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 630 PM CST MARCH 8 2009.........SUNRISE 747 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$