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CDUS44 KAMA 010928
CLIAMA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
426 AM CDT WED SEP 1 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         84    347 PM  99    1947  86     -2       65
                                      1939
                                      1930
  MINIMUM         55    645 AM  49    1915  61     -6       58
  AVERAGE         70                        74     -4       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.09 1986   0.08  -0.08     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      2.94  -2.09     0.80
  SINCE JUN 1      9.24                      8.90   0.34     7.31
  SINCE JAN 1     15.61                     15.04   0.57    10.13

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      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        6
  SINCE JUN 1      4                         9     -5       19
  SINCE JUL 1      4                         2      2        6

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         9     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  271                       345    -74      456
  SINCE JUN 1    873                      1035   -162     1094
  SINCE JAN 1   1086                      1145    -59     1230
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    67          1100 PM
 LOWEST     24           500 PM
 AVERAGE    46
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       101      1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        48      1915

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  1 2004.....SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  2 2004.....SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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