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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
137 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         89    447 PM  90    1934  78     11       82
  MINIMUM         73    620 AM  41    1907  56     17       66
  AVERAGE         81                        67     14       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.31 1953   0.12  -0.10     0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    1.94                      2.29  -0.35     1.72
  SINCE MAR 1      2.01                      5.35  -3.34     5.29
  SINCE JAN 1      4.53                      9.62  -5.09    10.88

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        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        66    -48       35
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       314   -115      323
  SINCE JUL 1   2077                      2349   -272     2574

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       16                         3     13        9
  MONTH TO DATE  163                        42    121       75
  SINCE MAR 1    236                        52    184       82
  SINCE JAN 1    264                        62    202       82
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    45   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    58   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           300 AM
 LOWEST     45           600 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1984
                                             1950
                                             1901
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        41      1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 24 2011.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT
APRIL 25 2011.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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