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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012


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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         89    436 PM  96    1913  84      5       82       
  MINIMUM         63    514 AM  45    1945  65     -2       54       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.04 1989   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      2.72  -1.92     3.75    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.78                      9.28   1.50     6.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.84                     14.07   4.77     8.80    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    116                       350   -234      242       
  SINCE JUL 1   1777                      2282   -505     2120       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       125     57       86       
  SINCE MAR 1    453                       256    197      362       
  SINCE JAN 1    461                       263    198      390       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 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)   65        50      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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