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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
140 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2009


...THE DALHART CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         75    259 PM  83    1972  58     17       43       
  MINIMUM         45    810 AM   5    1989  27     18       23       
  AVERAGE         60                        42     18       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1958   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      1.08  -0.68     0.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1958   0.1   -0.1      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.2                      13.9  -10.7     10.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        22    -17       32       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                       138    -80      147       
  SINCE MAR 1     58                       138    -80      147       
  SINCE JUL 1   3229                      3876   -647     3695       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED   15.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    33           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    25                                                       

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THE DALHART CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        80      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         5      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2009.........SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   651 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2009.........SUNRISE   811 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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