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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
140 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79    344 PM  94    1911  66     13       54       
  MINIMUM         65   1045 PM  22    1996  44     21       25       
  AVERAGE         72                        55     17       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.49 1999   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.80  -0.80     2.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.80  -0.80     2.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.54                      5.07  -3.53     4.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.6  1942   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        87    -34      107       
  SINCE MAR 1     53                        87    -34      107       
  SINCE JUL 1   1586                      2122   -536     1704       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         0      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                         0     31        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     31                         0     31        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     65                        10     55       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66       100      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        20      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2009.........SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
MARCH 10 2009.........SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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