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CDUS44 KAMA 130936
CLIAMA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
433 AM CDT FRI AUG 13 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         80    402 PM 103    1936  90    -10       85
  MINIMUM         59    726 AM  52    1979  65     -6       62
  AVERAGE         70                        77     -7       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.33 1895   0.10   0.00     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      1.16  -0.71     0.27
  SINCE JUN 1      8.84                      7.12   1.72     6.78
  SINCE JAN 1     15.21                     13.26   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        5                        12     -7        9
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       148    -17      223
  SINCE JUN 1    733                       838   -105      861
  SINCE JAN 1    946                       948     -2      997
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM
 LOWEST     48           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       102      1936
                                             1969
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        53      1920

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 13 2004........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT
AUGUST 14 2004........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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