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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
145 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         75    433 PM  95    2006  76     -1       78
  MINIMUM         50    545 AM  36    1961  54     -4       64
                                      1905
  AVERAGE         63                        65     -2       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 2002   0.10  -0.10     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    1.84                      1.51   0.33     0.11
  SINCE MAR 1      1.91                      4.57  -2.66     3.68
  SINCE JAN 1      4.43                      8.84  -4.41     9.27

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      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      1.3
  SINCE JUL 1      4.3                       2.5    1.8     17.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        52    -34       19
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       300   -101      307
  SINCE JUL 1   2077                      2335   -258     2558

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        22     66       62
  SINCE MAR 1    161                        32    129       69
  SINCE JAN 1    189                        42    147       69
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    43          1100 PM
 LOWEST     14           100 PM
 AVERAGE    29

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76       101      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1921


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2011.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2011.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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