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CDUS44 KAMA 200939
CLIAMA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
438 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         78    146 PM 102    1938  88    -10       96
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  53    1956  64     -6       70
  AVERAGE         68                        76     -8       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.70 1958   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76                      1.86  -1.10     0.27
  SINCE JUN 1      9.15                      7.82   1.33     6.78
  SINCE JAN 1     15.52                     13.96   1.56     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        3                        11     -8       18
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       227    -60      309
  SINCE JUN 1    769                       917   -148      947
  SINCE JAN 1    982                      1027    -45     1083
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM
 LOWEST     58           200 PM
 AVERAGE    74
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       100      2000
                                             1952
                                             1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        51      1956
                                             1950

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2004........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2004........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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