000 CDUS44 KFWD 010640 CLIDFW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 139 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 ................................... ...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 65 517 PM 96 1974 72 -7 84 MINIMUM 46 1112 PM 28 1987 50 -4 73 AVERAGE 56 61 -5 79 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.92 1916 0.09 -0.09 T MONTH TO DATE 5.56 3.06 2.50 6.07 SINCE MAR 1 5.56 3.06 2.50 6.07 SINCE JAN 1 7.10 7.33 -0.23 8.64 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 9 5 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 239 248 -9 182 SINCE MAR 1 239 248 -9 182 SINCE JUL 1 1772 2283 -511 1779 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 14 MONTH TO DATE 58 10 48 66 SINCE MAR 1 58 10 48 66 SINCE JAN 1 92 20 72 99 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 87 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 72 1200 AM LOWEST 19 500 PM AVERAGE 46 .......................................................... THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 93 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 31 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2009.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT APRIL 2 2009.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$