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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
143 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         67    413 PM  97    1920  80    -13       73       
  MINIMUM         58    747 AM  41    1954  59     -1       50       
  AVERAGE         63                        70     -7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.44          1.99 1979   0.15   0.29     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.89                      0.45   2.44      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     11.99                      6.71   5.28     9.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.53                     10.98   2.55    12.49    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         3     -1        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    336                       325     11      244       
  SINCE JUL 1   1869                      2360   -491     1841       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        15      1       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    169                        97     72      198       
  SINCE JAN 1    203                       107     96      231       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  42 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       100      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2009...........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2009...........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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