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CLIACT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX                               
150 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

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...THE WACO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2012

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78    327 PM  88    1972  70      8       82       
  MINIMUM         66    702 AM  30    2005  47     19       65       
  AVERAGE         72                        58     14       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.20 1905   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.12                      1.86   0.26     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.12                      1.86   0.26     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.16                      6.61   2.55     5.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.0   -1.0      2.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                       161    -60      122       
  SINCE MAR 1    101                       161    -60      122       
  SINCE JUL 1   1717                      1973   -256     1847       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        16     16       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     32                        16     16       23       
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        25     13       55       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE WACO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        26      1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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