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CDUS44 KAMA 011231
CLIAMA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
730 AM CDT FRI OCT 1 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         77    315 PM  95    1977  78     -1       70
  MINIMUM         54   1025 PM  30    1984  51      3       47
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.95 1981   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.80                      1.88   1.92     1.82
  SINCE SEP 1      3.80                      1.88   1.92     1.82
  SINCE JAN 1     19.41                     16.92   2.49    11.95

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       T      0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0
  SINCE NOV 1     11.9                      17.4   -5.5     12.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        6
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        56    -38       32
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        56    -38       32
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        58    -36       38

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE  175                       173      2      120
  SINCE SEP 1    175                       173      2      120
  SINCE JAN 1   1261                      1318    -57     1350
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM
 LOWEST     43           300 PM
 AVERAGE    68
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        95      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      1985
                                             1965

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  1 2004.......SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT
OCTOBER  2 2004.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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