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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1005 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 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              96   10/03/2000
 LOW                9   10/30/1993
HIGHEST            90   10/23                         90  10/02
                                                          10/01
LOWEST             22   10/27                         28  10/29
AVG. MAXIMUM     72.5              71.1     1.4     73.7
AVG. MINIMUM     38.3              40.4    -2.1     41.6
MEAN             55.4              55.7    -0.3     57.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.3     0.7        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      6               3.9     2.1        4
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.02              1.47   -1.45     1.52
DAILY AVG.       0.00              0.05   -0.05     0.05
DAYS >= .01         2               4.7    -2.7        3
DAYS >= .10         0               2.6    -2.6        3
DAYS >= .50         0               0.9    -0.9        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.5    -0.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.02   10/12 TO 10/13

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0               0.6    -0.6        T
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.6    -0.6        T
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.3    -0.3
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     294               297      -3      245
 SINCE 7/1        320               360     -40      268
COOLING TOTAL       6                10      -4       25
 SINCE 1/1       1648              1138     510     1788
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/360    DATE  10/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/350    DATE  10/04

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     49

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HEAVY SNOW                 0
SNOW                      0     LIGHT SNOW                 0
SLEET                     0     FOG                        7
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     0     HAZE                      16

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

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