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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
432 PM CST THU MAR 4 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0430 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         44   1225 AM  83    1910  59    -15       66       
                                      1907                          
  MINIMUM         37    454 AM   6    1917  31      6       17       
  AVERAGE         41                        45     -4       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.88          0.97 1892   0.03   0.85     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      0.12   1.08     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.20                      0.12   1.08     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.32                      1.30   2.02     0.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE NOV 1     11.2                      15.1   -3.9     11.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.2                      15.5   -4.3     11.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           24                        21      3       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                        84     13      101       
  SINCE MAR 1     97                        84     13      101       
  SINCE JUL 1   3120                      3468   -348     3573       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE                                                
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     92          1200 AM                                     
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        87      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2004.........SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   645 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2004.........SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   646 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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