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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
150 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         72   1200 AM  92    2002  79     -7       79       
                                      1948                          
  MINIMUM         47    954 PM  34    1903  58    -11       62       
  AVERAGE         60                        69     -9       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.65          3.15 1990   0.15   0.50      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      0.15   0.50      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.18                      6.41  -3.23     5.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.70                     10.68  -4.98    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        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    209                       323   -114      329       
  SINCE JUL 1   2087                      2358   -271     2580       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        6       
  SINCE MAR 1    276                        87    189      112       
  SINCE JAN 1    304                        97    207      112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        44      1978                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2011...........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2011...........SUNRISE   639 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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