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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
427 AM CDT MON APR 26 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         74    232 PM  93    1959  73      1       75       
  MINIMUM         43    623 AM  32    1997  45     -2       39       
                                      1907                          
  AVERAGE         59                        59      0       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.45          1.56 1997   0.05   0.40     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.64                      1.06   1.58     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.14                      2.19   1.95     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.26                      3.37   2.89     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        6                         7     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  256                       258     -2      200       
  SINCE MAR 1    651                       800   -149      719       
  SINCE JUL 1   3674                      4184   -510     4191       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        13     -7       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        15      3       13       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        15      3       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     27          200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2004.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2004.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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