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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK                                   
1243 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2004

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...THE WICHITA FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         72    358 PM  85    1993  65      7       75        
  MINIMUM         36    445 AM  16    1995  39     -3       41        
  AVERAGE         54                        52      2               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 1976   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      0.56   0.68      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      5.73                      3.26   2.47     0.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.2  1998   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.5                       5.5    0.0      0.3     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        14     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                       117    -30      153       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       117    -30      153       
  SINCE JUL 1   2246                      2624   -378     2810       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE WICHITA FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2004.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   638 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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