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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
445 AM CDT MON APR 12 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         46    451 PM  91    1972  69    -23       74
  MINIMUM         30    528 AM  20    1997  40    -10       42
                                      1995
  AVERAGE         38                        55    -17       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.27 1954   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      0.44   1.66     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      3.60                      1.57   2.03     0.88
  SINCE JAN 1      5.72                      2.75   2.97     1.08

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       T      0.0      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       27                        11     16        7
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       133     17      115
  SINCE MAR 1    545                       675   -130      634
  SINCE JUL 1   3568                      4059   -491     4106

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     49           400 PM
 AVERAGE    75
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1971
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        16      1940

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 12 2004.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT
APRIL 13 2004.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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