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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
432 AM CDT MON APR 5 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         49    547 PM  87    1942  68    -19       64       
  MINIMUM         42    711 AM  13    1920  38      4       42       
  AVERAGE         46                        53     -7       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.09 1962   0.04   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.16  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.58                      1.29   0.29     0.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.70                      2.47   1.23     1.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE NOV 1     11.2                      17.0   -5.8     12.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.2                      17.4   -6.2     12.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        13      6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        52    -12       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    435                       594   -159      532       
  SINCE JUL 1   3458                      3978   -520     4004       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         2     10        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                         2     10        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1954                    
                                             2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        22      1945                    
                                             1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2004.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2004.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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