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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1236 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2008


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         73R   429 PM  73    1978  56     17       69       
  MINIMUM         54   1146 PM   7    1924  36     18       39       
  AVERAGE         64                        46     18       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1911   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      1.64  -1.52     1.98    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      1.64  -1.52     1.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.95                     33.80  -6.85    49.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1909   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.2   -0.2       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        19    -18       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  304                       328    -24      255       
  SINCE DEC 1    304                       328    -24      255       
  SINCE JUL 1    539                       694   -155      478       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       11       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         2     -2       11       
  SINCE JAN 1   3323                      2568    755     3124       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        77      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         8      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2008......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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