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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
137 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         78   1220 PM  95    1943  80     -2       81       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  44    1978  59      2       64       
  AVERAGE         70                        69      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.45R         1.98 1906   0.15   2.30      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.45                      0.30   2.15      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     11.55                      6.56   4.99     9.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.09                     10.83   2.26    12.49    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    334                       324     10      241       
  SINCE JUL 1   1867                      2359   -492     1838       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         5      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        10      6       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    169                        92     77      198       
  SINCE JAN 1    203                       102    101      231       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  14 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2009...........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2009...........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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