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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
140 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         76    508 PM  96    1967  82     -6       81
  MINIMUM         64    613 AM  44    1981  63      1       64
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.69          1.49 1994   0.17   0.52     1.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      1.74  -1.05     3.75
  SINCE MAR 1     10.67                      8.30   2.37     6.28
  SINCE JAN 1     18.73                     13.09   5.64     8.80

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       32
  SINCE MAR 1    116                       350   -234      236
  SINCE JUL 1   1777                      2282   -505     2114

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         8     -3        8
  MONTH TO DATE  131                        73     58       73
  SINCE MAR 1    402                       204    198      349
  SINCE JAN 1    410                       211    199      377
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     57          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1978
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2012...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT
MAY 13 2012...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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