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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
136 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         81    228 PM  91    1932  69     12       62
  MINIMUM         63    529 AM  19    1965  48     15       32
  AVERAGE         72                        59     13       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1968   0.10  -0.10     1.17
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      2.00  -1.99     2.93
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      2.00  -1.99     2.93
  SINCE JAN 1      2.53                      6.27  -3.74     8.52

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  2010   0.0    0.0      1.2
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      1.2
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      1.2
  SINCE JUL 1      4.3                       2.5    1.8     17.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7       18
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       186    -69      207
  SINCE MAR 1    117                       186    -69      207
  SINCE JUL 1   1995                      2221   -226     2458

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         0      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   42                         0     42        0
  SINCE MAR 1     42                         0     42        0
  SINCE JAN 1     70                        10     60        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM
 LOWEST     45           200 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70       100      1916
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1965
                                             1913


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2011.........SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2011.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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