000 CDUS44 KFWD 170638 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 137 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ................................... ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 77 426 PM 88 1908 68 9 77 MINIMUM 43 329 AM 29 1947 47 -4 46 AVERAGE 60 57 3 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.33 1998 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.47 1.60 2.87 3.29 SINCE MAR 1 4.47 1.60 2.87 3.29 SINCE JAN 1 6.01 5.87 0.14 5.86 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 5 8 -3 3 MONTH TO DATE 162 157 5 135 SINCE MAR 1 162 157 5 135 SINCE JUL 1 1695 2192 -497 1732 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 85 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 800 AM LOWEST 41 400 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1908 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 26 1934 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2009.........SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT MARCH 18 2009.........SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$