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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
436 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         88    420 PM 101    1922  88      0       96       
  MINIMUM         61    630 AM  53    1966  63     -2       68       
                                      1945                          
                                      1896                          
  AVERAGE         75                        75      0       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.30 1907   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      2.15  -1.33     0.27    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.21                      8.11   1.10     6.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.58                     14.25   1.33     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       10                        10      0       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  183                       259    -76      361       
  SINCE JUN 1    785                       949   -164      999       
  SINCE JAN 1    998                      1059    -61     1135       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       102      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        52      1966                    
                                             1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2004........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
AUGUST 24 2004........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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