000 CDUS44 KFWD 150640 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 139 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ................................... ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 52 545 PM 92 1989 68 -16 87 MINIMUM 41 330 AM 26 1988 46 -5 50 AVERAGE 47 57 -10 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 1.01 1990 0.10 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.47 1.40 3.07 3.29 SINCE MAR 1 4.47 1.40 3.07 3.29 SINCE JAN 1 6.01 5.67 0.34 5.86 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 2.2 1962 0.0 MM 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 18 8 10 0 MONTH TO DATE 143 141 2 132 SINCE MAR 1 143 141 2 132 SINCE JUL 1 1676 2176 -500 1729 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 4 MONTH TO DATE 39 0 39 10 SINCE MAR 1 39 0 39 10 SINCE JAN 1 73 10 63 43 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 8 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 71 200 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 86 1943 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1954 1913 1912 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2009.........SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT MARCH 16 2009.........SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$