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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
611 AM CST WED JAN 2 2013

CORRECTED SNOWFALL TOTAL AND NUMBER OF THUNDERSTORM DAYS

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...THE DALHART CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012...

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   12/24/1955
                        12/23/1955
 LOW              -12   12/12/1961
HIGHEST            72   12/02                         66  12/31
                        12/01
LOWEST              2   12/26                         -1  12/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     53.5              49.0     4.5     41.8
AVG. MINIMUM     20.7              19.8     0.9     21.6
MEAN             37.1              34.4     2.7     31.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      2               3.2    -1.2        6
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              29.3    -1.3       27
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.9    -0.9        1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.31              0.54   -0.23     0.93
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.02   -0.01     0.03
DAYS >= .01         2               3.9    -1.9        5
DAYS >= .10         2               1.6     0.4        2
DAYS >= .50         0               0.1    -0.1        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.17   12/14

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            4.0               4.3    -0.3      8.3
SINCE 7/1         4.0               6.2    -2.2      8.3
DAYS >= TRACE       4               2.7     1.3
DAYS >= 1.0         2               1.2     0.8        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         1   12/31
                        12/26
 24 HR TOTAL      3.0   12/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     860               948     -88     1024
 SINCE 7/1       1668              1943    -275     1876
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1       1648              1138     510     1788
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/220    DATE  12/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/340    DATE  12/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     50

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HEAVY SNOW                 2
SNOW                      3     LIGHT SNOW                 4
SLEET                     0     FOG                        7
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     2     HAZE                       7

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

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