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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
430 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         67    345 PM  89    1902  69     -2       55
  MINIMUM         45    420 AM  20    1938  39      6       26
                                      1914
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       41

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.79R         0.61 1942   0.04   0.75     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.93                      0.32   1.61     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      3.43                      1.45   1.98     0.88
  SINCE JAN 1      5.55                      2.63   2.92     1.08

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0
  SINCE NOV 1     10.7                      17.4   -6.2     12.0
  SINCE JUL 1     11.2                      17.8   -6.6     12.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                        12     -3       24
  MONTH TO DATE   88                       100    -12       87
  SINCE MAR 1    483                       642   -159      606
  SINCE JUL 1   3506                      4026   -520     4078

 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM
 LOWEST     48           300 PM
 AVERAGE    74
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        86      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        18      1973

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  9 2004.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2004.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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