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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
245 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 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         88   1256 PM  96    1918  81      7       90       
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  44    1917  62      8       65       
  AVERAGE         79                        71      8       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.48 1925   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.10  -1.10     2.65    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.98                      7.66   2.32     5.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.04                     12.45   5.59     7.70    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    116                       350   -234      236       
  SINCE JUL 1   1777                      2282   -505     2114       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         7      7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                        43     65       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    379                       174    205      295       
  SINCE JAN 1    387                       181    206      323       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        44      1938                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2012...........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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