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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
138 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         88    337 PM  94    1993  83      5       74       
                                      1978                          
                                      1925                          
  MINIMUM         70    651 AM  44    1907  63      7       62       
  AVERAGE         79                        73      6       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.58 1906   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.64                      2.46   1.18     1.35    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.74                      8.72   4.02    11.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.28                     12.99   1.29    13.84    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        13    -10        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    337                       335      2      244       
  SINCE JUL 1   1870                      2370   -500     1841       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         8      6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                        99     26      114       
  SINCE MAR 1    278                       181     97      291       
  SINCE JAN 1    312                       191    121      324       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2009...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2009...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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