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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
455 AM CST THU DEC 23 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         31   1242 AM  75    1955  49    -18
                                      1933
  MINIMUM         13   1116 PM  -8    1989  23    -10
  AVERAGE         22                        36    -14

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.53 1991   0.02   0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.43  -0.07
  SINCE DEC 1      0.36                      0.43  -0.07
  SINCE JAN 1     27.26                     19.53   7.73

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.1           1.2  1990   0.1    0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       2.2   -2.1
  SINCE NOV 1     13.9                       4.6    9.3
  SINCE JUL 1     13.9                       5.0    8.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       43                               14
  MONTH TO DATE  528                              -77
  SINCE DEC 1    528                              -77
  SINCE JUL 1   1394                             -102

 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92
 LOWEST     63
 AVERAGE    78
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        80      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -6      1990

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE   753 AM CST   SUNSET   540 PM CST
DECEMBER 24 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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