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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1237 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         71   1202 PM  77    1978  56     15       67       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM   8    1924  36     -2       45       
  AVERAGE         53                        46      7       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.22 1991   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      1.72  -1.60     1.98    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      1.72  -1.60     1.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.95                     33.88  -6.93    49.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1963   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1929                          
  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       12                        19     -7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       347    -31      264       
  SINCE DEC 1    316                       347    -31      264       
  SINCE JUL 1    551                       713   -162      487       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  18 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        82      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        10      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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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