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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
431 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010


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...THE DALHART CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2010...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         74    417 PM  95    1996  77     -3       79
  MINIMUM         50    610 AM  39    1976  49      1       46
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.46 1989   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      1.44  -0.49     0.20
  SINCE MAR 1      2.51                      3.87  -1.36     2.24
  SINCE JAN 1      6.23                      4.79   1.44     2.64

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     14.1                       4.4    9.7     16.0
  SINCE JUL 1     39.7                      17.7   22.0     19.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            3                         4     -1        2
  MONTH TO DATE  134                        98     36       99
  SINCE MAR 1    943                      1083   -140      941
  SINCE JUL 1   4990                      4821    169     4112

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        17    -12       21
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        28    -12       28
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        28    -12       28
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (80)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     49           300 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DALHART CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        34      1986


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2010...........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
MAY 18 2010...........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 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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