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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
140 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         87    451 PM  95    1928  79      8       81
  MINIMUM         68    218 AM  35    1903  58     10       68
  AVERAGE         78                        69      9       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1905   0.14  -0.14      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.46                      3.20  -0.74     2.03
  SINCE MAR 1      2.53                      6.26  -3.73     5.60
  SINCE JAN 1      5.05                     10.53  -5.48    11.19

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                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        74    -51       41
  SINCE MAR 1    204                       322   -118      329
  SINCE JUL 1   2082                      2357   -275     2580

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       13                         5      8       10
  MONTH TO DATE  203                        72    131       99
  SINCE MAR 1    276                        82    194      106
  SINCE JAN 1    304                        92    212      106
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8


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    79           600 AM
 LOWEST     45           500 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      2002
                                             1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        34      1903


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2011...........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
MAY  2 2011...........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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