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CLIAMA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
430 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         82    518 PM  99    1962  77      5       73
  MINIMUM         59    555 AM  34    1946  50      9       40
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.66 1897   0.07  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.72  -0.62     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      4.25                      3.18   1.07     1.16
  SINCE JAN 1      6.37                      4.36   2.01     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        8
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        52    -25       26
  SINCE MAR 1    717                       885   -168      750
  SINCE JUL 1   3740                      4269   -529     4222

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        15     38       11
  SINCE MAR 1     71                        35     36       32
  SINCE JAN 1     71                        35     36       32
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.4

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM
 LOWEST     39           400 PM
 AVERAGE    68
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      1946

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2004...........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT
MAY 13 2004...........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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