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CLIAMA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
431 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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         72    237 PM  98    1953  79     -7       75
  MINIMUM         58   1034 PM  35    1996  52      6       52
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.46 1944   0.05  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.80                      1.73   2.07     1.76
  SINCE SEP 1      3.80                      1.73   2.07     1.76
  SINCE JAN 1     19.41                     16.77   2.64    11.89

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                         3     -3        1
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        46    -34       24
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        46    -34       24
  SINCE JUL 1     16                        48    -32       30

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       164     10      115
  SINCE SEP 1    174                       164     10      115
  SINCE JAN 1   1260                      1309    -49     1345
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           800 AM
 LOWEST     66           200 PM
 AVERAGE    82
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1945

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 28 2004.....SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 29 2004.....SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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