000 CDUS44 KFWD 240640 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 137 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 79 229 PM 91 1929 70 9 61 MINIMUM 66 703 AM 28 1952 48 18 44 AVERAGE 73 59 14 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.69 1978 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.47 2.30 2.17 5.96 SINCE MAR 1 4.47 2.30 2.17 5.96 SINCE JAN 1 6.01 6.57 -0.56 8.53 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 0 6 -6 12 MONTH TO DATE 163 205 -42 163 SINCE MAR 1 163 205 -42 163 SINCE JUL 1 1696 2240 -544 1760 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 1 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 58 2 56 20 SINCE MAR 1 58 2 56 20 SINCE JAN 1 92 12 80 53 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 25.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 29 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 73 200 AM LOWEST 43 600 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 89 1929 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 2006 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2009.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT MARCH 25 2009.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$