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CLIAMA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
445 AM CDT SAT OCT 2 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         71    114 PM  95    2000  77     -6       64
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  39    1985  51     -4       46
                                      1965
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 2002   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.05  -0.05     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      3.80                      1.93   1.87     1.82
  SINCE JAN 1     19.41                     16.97   2.44    11.95

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                       T      0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2       10
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         4      2       10
  SINCE SEP 1     24                        60    -36       42
  SINCE JUL 1     28                        62    -34       48

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0
  SINCE SEP 1    175                       176     -1      120
  SINCE JAN 1   1261                      1321    -60     1350
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     47           100 PM
 AVERAGE    74
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1973
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        38      1985

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  2 2004.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT
OCTOBER  3 2004.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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