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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
136 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         77    154 AM  94    2003  83     -6       82       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  46    1945  63     -2       59       
  AVERAGE         69                        73     -4       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.46          4.63 1949   0.18   0.28     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.10                      2.64   1.46     1.35    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.20                      8.90   4.30    11.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.74                     13.17   1.57    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        4                         8     -4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       107     22      120       
  SINCE MAR 1    282                       189     93      297       
  SINCE JAN 1    316                       199    117      330       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  13 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        96      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2009...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2009...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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