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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
144 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         86    217 PM  95    1933  81      5       83       
  MINIMUM         64    541 AM  44    1938  61      3       61       
  AVERAGE         75                        71      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          3.40 1922   0.17  -0.11     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.90                      1.26   0.64     0.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.16                      7.52   0.64     3.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.26                     11.79   2.47     9.22    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       24       
  SINCE MAR 1    176                       330   -154      335       
  SINCE JUL 1   1697                      2365   -668     1904       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        46     36       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    394                       128    266      106       
  SINCE JAN 1    406                       138    268      133       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  77 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        97      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1969                    
                                             1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2006...........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2006...........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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