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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
135 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         89    506 PM  94    2003  84      5       74
  MINIMUM         60    550 AM  46    1945  64     -4       53
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.63 1949   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      2.57  -1.77     3.75
  SINCE MAR 1     10.78                      9.13   1.65     6.28
  SINCE JAN 1     18.84                     13.92   4.92     8.80

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       38
  SINCE MAR 1    116                       350   -234      242
  SINCE JUL 1   1777                      2282   -505     2120

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         9      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       116     55       83
  SINCE MAR 1    442                       247    195      359
  SINCE JAN 1    450                       254    196      387
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM
 LOWEST     26           300 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1913
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        45      1945


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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