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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
143 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         82    359 PM  96    1913  83     -1       90
  MINIMUM         54    541 AM  45    1945  63     -9       67
  AVERAGE         68                        73     -5       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.04 1989   0.18  -0.18     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    3.75                      2.82   0.93     0.86
  SINCE MAR 1      6.28                      9.08  -2.80     6.46
  SINCE JAN 1      8.80                     13.35  -4.55    12.05

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        13     25        3
  SINCE MAR 1    242                       335    -93      332
  SINCE JUL 1   2120                      2370   -250     2583

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         9     -6       14
  MONTH TO DATE   86                       116    -30      143
  SINCE MAR 1    362                       198    164      249
  SINCE JAN 1    390                       208    182      249
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4


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    77           600 AM
 LOWEST     39           100 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2011...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY 19 2011...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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