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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
430 AM CST WED MAR 24 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 2004...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         76    401 PM  83    2002  64     12       78
                                      1910
  MINIMUM         49    333 AM  11    1898  35     14       37
  AVERAGE         63                        50     13       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.12 2000   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.49                      0.81   0.68     0.48
  SINCE MAR 1      1.49                      0.81   0.68     0.48
  SINCE JAN 1      3.61                      1.99   1.62     0.68

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       T      0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.9   -1.9      0.0
  SINCE NOV 1     10.7                      16.6   -5.4     11.7
  SINCE JUL 1     11.2                      17.0   -5.8     11.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                        16    -14        7
  MONTH TO DATE  354                       426    -72      380
  SINCE MAR 1    354                       426    -72      380
  SINCE JUL 1   3377                      3810   -433     3852

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        0
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         0      4        0
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         0      4        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.4

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM
 LOWEST     36           400 PM
 AVERAGE    63
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        85      1995
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        17      1965

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 24 2004.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   703 PM CST
MARCH 25 2004.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   704 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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