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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
138 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012


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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         63    313 PM  93    1963  71     -8       64
  MINIMUM         44    651 AM  25    1983  41      3       38
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.46 2010   0.04  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.63   0.38      T
  SINCE MAR 1      2.17                      2.02   0.15     0.06
  SINCE JAN 1      2.85                      3.30  -0.45     0.55

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1945   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5       T
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                       3.4   -3.2       T
  SINCE JUL 1     12.5                      17.4   -4.9     14.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2       14
  MONTH TO DATE   75                       170    -95       75
  SINCE MAR 1    367                       702   -335      508
  SINCE JUL 1   3446                      3979   -533     3625

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         1     16        8
  SINCE MAR 1     51                         3     48       17
  SINCE JAN 1     51                         3     48       17
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  HAZE
  SANDSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71          1000 PM
 LOWEST     21          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    46

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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        29      1974
                                             1951
                                             1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2012.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2012.........SUNRISE   711 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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