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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
139 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         80    400 PM  91    1918  67     13       78
  MINIMUM         53    705 AM  14    1948  46      7       55
  AVERAGE         67                        57     10       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1943   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      1.36   0.11     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      1.47                      1.36   0.11     0.01
  SINCE JAN 1      9.53                      6.15   3.38     2.53

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1970   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1956
                                      1950
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.3                       1.1   -0.8      4.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       127    -43       89
  SINCE MAR 1     84                       127    -43       89
  SINCE JUL 1   1745                      2059   -314     1967

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        2
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        10     -6        5
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        10     -6        5
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        17     -5       33
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM
 LOWEST     39           200 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1933
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        23      1950
                                             1932


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT
MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE   739 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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