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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1237 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2012


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    231 PM  90    1929  65      7       62
                                      1916
  MINIMUM         53    714 AM  20    1989  45      8       30
  AVERAGE         63                        55      8       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 2008   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.68  -0.68     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.68  -0.68     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1      8.06                      5.47   2.59     2.52

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.1  2008   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.3                       1.0   -0.7      4.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                        11     -9       19
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        69    -33       55
  SINCE MAR 1     36                        69    -33       55
  SINCE JUL 1   1697                      2001   -304     1933

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        0
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        11     -3       28
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM
 LOWEST     49          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        20      1989
                                             1943
                                             1920


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  7 2012.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST
MARCH  8 2012.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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