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CDUS44 KAMA 120936
CLIAMA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
432 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         76    457 PM 102    1936  90    -14       95
  MINIMUM         57    631 AM  51    1979  65     -8       66
  AVERAGE         67                        77    -10       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.76 1903   0.10  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      1.06  -0.71     0.27
  SINCE JUN 1      8.74                      7.02   1.72     6.78
  SINCE JAN 1     15.11                     13.16   1.95     9.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE NOV 1     11.9                      17.4   -5.5     12.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      4                         8     -4       13
  SINCE JUL 1      4                         1      3        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                        12    -10       16
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       136    -10      214
  SINCE JUN 1    728                       826    -98      852
  SINCE JAN 1    941                       936      5      988
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  FOG

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     50           100 PM
 AVERAGE    72
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       103      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1979

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2004........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2004........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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