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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
148 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         75    307 PM  97    1930  74      1       71
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  31    1971  52     -2       36
  AVERAGE         63                        63      0       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             3.18 2002   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.63  -0.54     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      3.66                      3.69  -0.03     5.57
  SINCE JAN 1      9.25                      7.96   1.29     7.11

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2007   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1938
                                      1928
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      1.3                       0.1    1.2      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1     17.1                       2.5   14.6      0.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1       11
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        27    -22       58
  SINCE MAR 1    293                       275     18      297
  SINCE JUL 1   2544                      2310    234     1830

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   37                         7     30        3
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        17     27       61
  SINCE JAN 1     44                        27     17       95
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM
 LOWEST     22           400 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1991
                                             1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1938


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  8 2010.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT
APRIL  9 2010.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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