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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         54   1253 AM  93    1989  73    -19       70       
                                      1965                          
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  30    1909  44     -4       49       
  AVERAGE         47                        58    -11       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.61 1911   0.05  -0.03     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.19                      0.96   1.23     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.69                      2.09   1.60     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.81                      3.27   2.54     1.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       0.8   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE NOV 1     11.9                      17.4   -5.5     12.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.9                      17.8   -5.9     12.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                         8     10        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       243     -5      185       
  SINCE MAR 1    633                       785   -152      704       
  SINCE JUL 1   3656                      4169   -513     4176       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        11     -5       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        13      5       13       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        13      5       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     83          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        94      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        32      1913                    
                                             1958                    
                                             1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2004.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2004.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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