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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
429 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         45    143 PM  77    2003  49     -4
  MINIMUM         28    621 AM  -4    1983  23      5
  AVERAGE         37                        36      1

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.57 1997   0.02  -0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.41  -0.11
  SINCE DEC 1      0.30                      0.41  -0.11
  SINCE JAN 1     27.20                     19.51   7.69

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1997   0.1   -0.1
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.1   -2.1
  SINCE NOV 1     13.8                       4.5    9.3
  SINCE JUL 1     13.8                       4.9    8.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       28                               -1
  MONTH TO DATE  485                              -91
  SINCE DEC 1    485                              -91
  SINCE JUL 1   1351                             -116

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75
 LOWEST     27
 AVERAGE    51
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        75      1955
                                             1933
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -8      1989

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 22 2004......SUNRISE   752 AM CST   SUNSET   539 PM CST
DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE   753 AM CST   SUNSET   540 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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