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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
438 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2004

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...THE AMARILLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         46    417 PM  73    1979  48     -2
                                      1971
  MINIMUM         20    133 AM   2    1983  23     -3
  AVERAGE         33                        36     -3

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.23 1991   0.02  -0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.49  -0.01
  SINCE DEC 1      0.48                      0.49  -0.01
  SINCE JAN 1     27.38                     19.59   7.79

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1987   0.1   -0.1
  MONTH TO DATE    5.3                       2.5    2.8
  SINCE NOV 1     19.1                       4.9   14.2
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                       5.3   13.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       32                                2
  MONTH TO DATE  667                              -27
  SINCE DEC 1    667                              -27
  SINCE JUL 1   1533                              -52

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85
 LOWEST     49
 AVERAGE    67
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THE AMARILLO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        74      1971
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23         5      1990

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 26 2004......SUNRISE   754 AM CST   SUNSET   542 PM CST
DECEMBER 27 2004......SUNRISE   754 AM CST   SUNSET   542 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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