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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
705 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2018

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...THE DALLAS FORT WORTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             100   03/21/1916
                        03/09/1911
 LOW               10   03/03/1943
HIGHEST            89   03/24        85       4       92  03/20
LOWEST             37   03/14        28       9       37  03/14
AVG. MAXIMUM     74.7              68.2     6.5     76.8
AVG. MINIMUM     51.9              47.0     4.9     54.6
MEAN             63.3              57.6     5.7     65.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.2    -0.2        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               1.8    -1.8        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.39   2002
 MINIMUM         0.02   1925
TOTALS           2.90              3.49   -0.59     1.06
DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.11   -0.02     0.03
DAYS >= .01         5               7.8    -2.8        5
DAYS >= .10         3               5.1    -2.1        3
DAYS >= .50         3               2.5     0.5        1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.9     0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.24   03/27 TO 03/28              0.55

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            6.1   1942
 24 HR TOTAL      6.0   03/13/1924 TO 03/13/1924
TOTALS            0.0               0.2    -0.2      0.0
SINCE 7/1           T               1.6    -1.6      0.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0                                0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     114               261    -147       93
 SINCE 7/1       1781              2193    -412     1281
COOLING TOTAL      70                32      38      123
 SINCE 1/1         92                39      53      191
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/010    DATE  03/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/020    DATE  03/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     57

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      4

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

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