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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX                                 
449 AM CST THU DEC 9 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE          
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM               
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         57    325 PM  77    1984  51      6                
  MINIMUM         33   1157 PM   1    1978  25      8                
                                      1917                          
  AVERAGE         45                        38      7               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 1951   0.02  -0.02             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.15   0.15             
  SINCE DEC 1      0.30                      0.15   0.15             
  SINCE JAN 1     27.20                     19.25   7.95             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.1   -0.1              
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8              
  SINCE NOV 1     13.8                       3.2   10.6              
  SINCE JUL 1     13.8                       3.6   10.2              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                               -7                
  MONTH TO DATE  193                              -15                
  SINCE DEC 1    193                              -15                
  SINCE JUL 1   1059                              -40                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                0                
  SINCE DEC 1      0                                0                
  SINCE JAN 1   1267                              -77                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75                                                       
 LOWEST     30                                                       
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        80      1996                    
                                             1900                    
                                             1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -4      1978                    
                                             1900                    
                                             1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2004......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   535 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2004......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   535 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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