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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
204 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012

...THE WACO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         87    211 PM  94    1981  81      6       91
                                      1902
  MINIMUM         72    633 AM  40    1996  59     13       70
                                      1908
                                      1903
  AVERAGE         80                        70     10       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.41 1944   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.66                      2.69  -1.03     1.87
  SINCE MAR 1      9.99                      5.84   4.15     2.02
  SINCE JAN 1     17.03                     10.59   6.44     7.54

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.2   -1.2      2.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        78    -68       30
  SINCE MAR 1    142                       324   -182      198
  SINCE JUL 1   1758                      2136   -378     1923

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       15                         6      9       16
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       111     84      262
  SINCE MAR 1    273                       145    128      357
  SINCE JAN 1    279                       154    125      389
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     51           200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE WACO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        94      2002
                                             1902
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        38      1903


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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