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CLIAMA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
429 AM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         87    339 PM  98    1996  76     11       84
  MINIMUM         60    640 AM  33    1976  49     11       47
  AVERAGE         74                        63     11       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1954   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.51  -0.51     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      4.15                      2.97   1.18     1.16
  SINCE JAN 1      6.27                      4.15   2.12     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                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        40    -13       16
  SINCE MAR 1    717                       873   -156      740
  SINCE JUL 1   3740                      4257   -517     4212

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        1
  MONTH TO DATE   32                         9     23        7
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        29     21       28
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        29     21       28
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.9

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          500 AM
 LOWEST     26          300 PM
 AVERAGE    58
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        98      1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        37      1909

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2004...........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT
MAY 10 2004...........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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