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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
140 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012


...THE DALHART CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 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         62    338 PM  93    2011  76    -14       93       
                                      1962                          
  MINIMUM         51   1143 PM  34    1975  45      6       43       
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.49 1995   0.06  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.40  -0.36      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.56                      2.65  -1.09     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.63                      3.57  -1.94     0.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1995   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       5.4   -5.4      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.3                      18.9  -10.6     13.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        44    -36       69       
  SINCE MAR 1    540                      1003   -463      810       
  SINCE JUL 1   3971                      4646   -675     4192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                         7     21        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     66                        13     53       15       
  SINCE JAN 1     66                        13     53       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  17   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED   17.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE DALHART CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1984                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2012...........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 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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