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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
439 AM CDT MON SEP 20 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         84    119 PM  98    1983  81      3       72
                                      1930
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  41    1991  55     13       45
                                      1971
                                      1896
  AVERAGE         76                        68      8       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.49 1978   0.06   0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      1.29  -1.06     1.47
  SINCE SEP 1      0.23                      1.29  -1.06     1.47
  SINCE JAN 1     15.84                     16.33  -0.49    11.60

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                         2     -2        6
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        25    -25       19
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        25    -25       19
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        27    -23       25

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       129     30       89
  SINCE SEP 1    159                       129     30       89
  SINCE JAN 1   1245                      1274    -29     1319
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM
 LOWEST     47           200 PM
 AVERAGE    69
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        97      1977
                                             1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1983
                                             1918

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 20 2004.....SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 21 2004.....SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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