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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1146 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE DALHART CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              82   01/05/1956
 LOW              -21   01/04/1959
HIGHEST            72   01/23                         70  01/30
LOWEST              8   01/02                         11  01/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     49.2              50.0    -0.8     56.1
AVG. MINIMUM     22.5              19.4     3.1     23.7
MEAN             35.8              34.7     1.1     39.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      5               2.7     2.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     27              29.7    -2.7       30
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.4    -0.4        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.17              0.52   -0.35     0.02
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.02   -0.01     0.00
DAYS >= .01         2               3.0    -1.0        1
DAYS >= .10         1               1.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= .50         0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.17   01/09 TO 01/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.5               4.3    -3.8      0.0
SINCE 7/1         4.5              10.5    -6.0      8.3
DAYS >= TRACE       5               2.7     2.3
DAYS >= 1.0         0               1.4    -1.4        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   01/01
 24 HR TOTAL      0.5   01/29

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     898               939     -41      772
 SINCE 7/1       2566              2882    -316     2648
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/240    DATE  01/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/240    DATE  01/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           27
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HEAVY SNOW                 0
SNOW                      1     LIGHT SNOW                 5
SLEET                     0     FOG                        8
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     2     HAZE                       6

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

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