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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
352 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             111   09/04/2000
 LOW               40   09/27/1942
                        09/28/1908
HIGHEST           104   09/07        99       5      107  09/13
                        09/06
LOWEST             57   09/09        53       4       57  09/23
AVG. MAXIMUM     91.0              88.4     2.6     92.5
AVG. MINIMUM     69.0              67.5     1.5     67.5
MEAN             80.0              78.0     2.0     80.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     19              13.8     5.2       22
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX >= 100     6                                  6
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN >= 80      0                                  2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.80   1932
 MINIMUM         0.09   1984
TOTALS           1.75              2.55   -0.80     0.66
DAILY AVG.       0.06              0.09   -0.03     0.02
DAYS >= .01         5               5.5    -0.5        2
DAYS >= .10         3               3.7    -0.7        1
DAYS >= .50         1               1.7    -0.7        1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.8     0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.43   09/29 TO 09/29              0.65

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 6      -6        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 6      -6        0
COOLING TOTAL     457               395      62      457
 SINCE 1/1       3117              2577     540     3425
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/010    DATE  09/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/020    DATE  09/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     55

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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