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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
428 AM CDT FRI MAY 7 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         89    410 PM  97    2000  76     13       73
  MINIMUM         53    526 AM  31    1917  48      5       50
  AVERAGE         71                        62      9       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1902   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.37  -0.37     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      4.15                      2.83   1.32     1.16
  SINCE JAN 1      6.27                      4.01   2.26     1.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      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        0                         5     -5        3
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        32     -5       15
  SINCE MAR 1    717                       865   -148      739
  SINCE JUL 1   3740                      4249   -509     4211

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         6     12        6
  SINCE MAR 1     36                        26     10       27
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        26     10       27
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    61          600 AM
 LOWEST     14          200 PM
 AVERAGE    38
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        97      1916
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1917
                                             1915

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT
MAY  8 2004...........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 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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