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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
145 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         85    410 PM  92    1907  69     16       65
  MINIMUM         65    403 AM  20    1923  47     18       39
  AVERAGE         75                        58     17       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.35 2008   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.80  -1.79     1.76
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      1.80  -1.79     1.76
  SINCE JAN 1      2.53                      6.07  -3.54     7.35

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.6  1934   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        0                         7     -7       13
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       172    -55      183
  SINCE MAR 1    117                       172    -55      183
  SINCE JUL 1   1995                      2207   -212     2434

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         0     10        0
  MONTH TO DATE   26                         0     26        0
  SINCE MAR 1     26                         0     26        0
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        10     44        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM
 LOWEST     40           500 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        95      1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        15      1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 19 2011.........SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT
MARCH 20 2011.........SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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