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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
137 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         71    318 PM 100    1947  80     -9       80       
  MINIMUM         57    629 AM  40    1907  59     -2       52       
  AVERAGE         64                        70     -6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.51 1935   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.89                      0.61   2.28      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     11.99                      6.87   5.12     9.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.53                     11.14   2.39    12.49    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         4     -1        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    337                       326     11      244       
  SINCE JUL 1   1870                      2361   -491     1841       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        21     -5       22       
  SINCE MAR 1    169                       103     66      199       
  SINCE JAN 1    203                       113     90      232       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1935                    
                                             1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2009...........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2009...........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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