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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1244 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2011

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         66    510 PM  90    1911  66      0       59
  MINIMUM         47    731 AM  20    1989  44      3       51
                                      1943
                                      1920
  AVERAGE         57                        55      2       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.12 1947   0.10  -0.10     0.53
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.70  -0.70     1.10
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.70  -0.70     1.10
  SINCE JAN 1      2.52                      4.97  -2.45     6.69

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1947   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      4.3                       2.5    1.8     15.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        8                        10     -2       10
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        77    -14       88
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        77    -14       88
  SINCE JUL 1   1941                      2112   -171     2339

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        10     18        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           900 AM
 LOWEST     50          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        94      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      1996


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  8 2011.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST
MARCH  9 2011.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST


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


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