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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
130 AM CST SUN MAR 8 2009


...THE DALHART CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         74    342 PM  80    2006  58     16       49       
  MINIMUM         40   1033 PM   5    1996  28     12       18       
  AVERAGE         57                        43     14       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.29 1958   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.19  -0.19     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.19  -0.19     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      1.11  -0.71     0.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1958   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.2                      14.0  -10.8     10.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        22    -14       31       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                       160    -94      178       
  SINCE MAR 1     66                       160    -94      178       
  SINCE JUL 1   3237                      3898   -661     3726       
                                                                     
 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  20   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    55   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED   21.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    41           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST      9           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    25                                                       

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THE DALHART CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        80      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         4      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2009.........SUNRISE   811 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MARCH  9 2009.........SUNRISE   809 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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