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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK                                   
1247 AM CST TUE MAR 2 2004

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...THE WICHITA FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2004

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    319 PM  92    1976  63      0       44        
  MINIMUM         44    740 AM  12    1980  37      7       36        
  AVERAGE         54                        50      4               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.60 1988   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.07  -0.07      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      4.49                      2.77   1.72     0.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1931   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.5                       5.0    0.5      0.3     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        16     -5       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        16     -5       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                        16     -5       25       
  SINCE JUL 1   2170                      2523   -353     2682       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE WICHITA FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        92      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        10      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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