000 CDUS44 KFWD 190637 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 137 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009 ................................... ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 79 329 PM 92 1907 69 10 75 MINIMUM 56 707 AM 20 1923 47 9 50 AVERAGE 68 58 10 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.35 2008 0.10 -0.10 2.35 MONTH TO DATE 4.47 1.80 2.67 5.64 SINCE MAR 1 4.47 1.80 2.67 5.64 SINCE JAN 1 6.01 6.07 -0.06 8.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.6 1934 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 7 -7 2 MONTH TO DATE 162 172 -10 137 SINCE MAR 1 162 172 -10 137 SINCE JUL 1 1695 2207 -512 1734 COOLING YESTERDAY 3 0 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 43 0 43 20 SINCE MAR 1 43 0 43 20 SINCE JAN 1 77 10 67 53 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 600 AM LOWEST 39 200 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 15 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2009.........SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT MARCH 20 2009.........SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$