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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
143 AM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         79    338 PM  92    2002  79      0       79
                                      1948
  MINIMUM         62   1155 PM  34    1903  58      4       72
  AVERAGE         71                        69      2       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             3.15 1990   0.15  -0.15      T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.15  -0.15      T
  SINCE MAR 1      5.60                      6.41  -0.81     9.10
  SINCE JAN 1     11.19                     10.68   0.51    10.64

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  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        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1    329                       323      6      334
  SINCE JUL 1   2580                      2358    222     1867

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1       11
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         5      1       11
  SINCE MAR 1    112                        87     25      164
  SINCE JAN 1    112                        97     15      198
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM
 LOWEST     30           100 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1943
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        44      1978


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2010...........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
MAY  3 2010...........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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