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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
140 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         70    528 PM  97    1920  80    -10       87       
  MINIMUM         42    539 AM  41    1954  59    -17       53       
  AVERAGE         56                        70    -14       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.99 1979   0.15  -0.15     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.65                      0.45   2.20     0.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.18                      6.71  -1.53     5.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.70                     10.98  -3.28    11.35    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                         3     26        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    233                       325    -92      329       
  SINCE JUL 1   2111                      2360   -249     2580       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    276                        97    179      124       
  SINCE JAN 1    304                       107    197      124       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       100      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2011...........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2011...........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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