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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
138 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         74    510 PM  96    1913  83     -9       87       
  MINIMUM         56    610 AM  45    1945  63     -7       62       
  AVERAGE         65                        73     -8       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.04 1989   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.10                      2.82   1.28     1.35    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.20                      9.08   4.12    11.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.74                     13.35   1.39    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        0                         9     -9       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       116     13      130       
  SINCE MAR 1    282                       198     84      307       
  SINCE JAN 1    316                       208    108      340       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2009...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2009...........SUNRISE   626 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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