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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
1251 AM CST THU JAN 1 2009

...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         56    107 AM  85    1951  54      2       60       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  13    1990  34      6       37       
                                      1976                          
  AVERAGE         48                        44      4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1984   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      2.57  -2.30     2.34    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.27                      2.57  -2.30     2.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.10                     34.73  -7.63    50.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1946   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.4   -0.4       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        21     -4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  499                       571    -72      474       
  SINCE DEC 1    499                       571    -72      474       
  SINCE JUL 1    734                       937   -203      697       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         2      7       11       
  SINCE DEC 1      9                         2      7       11       
  SINCE JAN 1   3332                      2568    764     3124       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    50          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        83      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        10      1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2009.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2009.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   534 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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