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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
147 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         78    354 PM  92    1908  69      9       83
  MINIMUM         65    723 AM  26    1934  47     18       65
  AVERAGE         72                        58     14       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.10 1911   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      1.94  -0.47     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      1.47                      1.94  -0.47     0.01
  SINCE JAN 1      9.53                      6.73   2.80     2.53

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1934   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                         8     -8        0
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       170    -86      117
  SINCE MAR 1     84                       170    -86      117
  SINCE JUL 1   1745                      2102   -357     1995

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        9
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        15     23       16
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        15     23       16
  SINCE JAN 1     46                        22     24       44
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM
 LOWEST     54           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        20      1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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