217 
CDUS44 KFWD 160637
CLIDFW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
136 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012


...................................

...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         79    347 PM  86    1943  68     11       64
  MINIMUM         66    652 AM  28    1954  47     19       38
                                      1913
                                      1912
  AVERAGE         73                        57     16       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      1.70  -0.23     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      1.47                      1.70  -0.23     0.01
  SINCE JAN 1      9.53                      6.49   3.04     2.53

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1900   0.0    0.0      0.0
  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       14
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       154    -70      116
  SINCE MAR 1     84                       154    -70      116
  SINCE JUL 1   1745                      2086   -341     1994

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        13     10        7
  SINCE MAR 1     23                        13     10        7
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        20     11       35
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8


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    87           500 AM
 LOWEST     62           200 PM
 AVERAGE    75

..........................................................


THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1908
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT


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




$$