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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
202 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    241 PM  95    1928  79      4       84       
  MINIMUM         62    328 AM  35    1903  58      4       60       
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.70          1.85 1905   0.14   0.56     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.54                      3.20   0.34     3.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.10                      6.26   2.84     9.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.64                     10.53   0.11    12.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      2.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.2                       2.5   -2.3      2.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                        74     21       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    334                       322     12      241       
  SINCE JUL 1   1867                      2357   -490     1838       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                        72     23      111       
  SINCE MAR 1    153                        82     71      177       
  SINCE JAN 1    187                        92     95      210       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      2002                    
                                             1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        34      1903                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2009...........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2009...........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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