ST0001-CS020408 (3)lntrastructure Services, Inc.
5202 Wyndham Court
Garland,. TX 75043
TO: City of Coppell
ATTN: Suzan Taylor / Larry Davis
FROM: Philip Bennett
DATE: April 8, 2002
EST/JOB NO.:
FAX: (972) 304-3570
PHONE:
RE: Creekview Drive & Freeport Parkway
Reply to: ISI
Phone: (972) 240-8064
Fax: (972) 303-0872
REMARKS: See attached:
Letter in regards to rain days. I am.sending a hard copy of this letter with the
printed out information from the websites I named in the letter.
Thank you,
Philip
No. of Pages (Including Cover Sheet)
X Original will be mailed
Original will not be mailed
File: Correspondence To (14510007)
infrashucture cervices, inc.
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April 8, 2002
City of Coppell
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
Attn.: Larry Davis
RE: Rain Days
Dear Mr. Davis,
I am attaching a copy of information I pulled offofthe Texas Climate Data Website, The
Climatology of Texas Website, and The Almanac Website. The information I have found
denotes that the Dallas area has encountered approximately 37 days more rain than the
average rainfall for the past six months taken from the last 70 years of data. This does
not include days outside of rain that were unworkable due to wet conditions. This is
strictly rainfall days.
According to the Almanac, I have listed out the breakdown of those days per month and
the days above the averages during each month. Due to the excessive rainfall, ISI would
like to request the number of days above the 70-year average, or an additional 37 days, to
complete the Creekview Drive & Freeport Parkway project we have with the City of
Coppell.
If you have any questions to the above, please do not hesitate to contact Infrastructure
Services, Inc. at (972) 240-8064 if further information should be required.
Sincerely,
Philip Bennett
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OCT NOV DEC ]AN FEB MAR TOTAL
NORM PRECIP DAYS 8 6 6 7 6 7 40
PREV SIX MONTHS 10 12 16 17 6 16 77
DATA TAKEN FROM THE TEXAS CLIMATE DATA WEBSITE, THE
CLIMATOLOGY OF TEXAS WEBSITE AND THE ALMANAC WEBSITE.
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CXUS54 KFWD 010738
CLMFT'W
DALLAS /FT WORTH MONTHLY CLIMATIC SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2002
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
138 AM CST MON APR 012002
TEMPERATURE DATA
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ....• 66.0 DEPARTURE FR OM NORMAL -2
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE...... 43.5 DEPARTURE -2.6
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.. 54.8 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL
HIGHEST ...................... 86 ON THE 14TH.
LOWEST ....................... 15 ON THE 3RD.
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
MAX 32 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
MAX 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE 0
MIN 32 DEGREES OR BELOW 6
MIN 0 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASED ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL'THIS MONTH
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL
35 +87
SEASONAL TOTAL
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -190
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (BASED D ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL THIS MONTH
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +14
SEASONAL TOTAL 29
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +6
PRECIPITATION DATA
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH.. ••• 7.39 INCHES ... +4.33
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR ..... 13.23 INCHES ... +5.90
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS .... 4.39 INCHES ON THE 19TH.
SNOWFALL, ICE PELLETS INCHES DATE
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH o.3
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS (MAR) 0.3 2ND
GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND (MAR) T 2ND
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 3 . 8
PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE
30.67 INCHES ON THE 9TH.
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LOWEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 29.51 INCHES ON THE 14TH.
WEATHER
NUMBER OF DAYS -
WITH 0.01 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 7
WITH 0.10 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 3
WITH 0.50 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 3
WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 3
...RECORDS...
SET NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE ... 20 DEGREES ... ON THE 4TH ... OLD
RECORD ... 21 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1978.
SET NEW RECORD 24 HOUR RAINFALL... 1.22 INCHES ... ON THE 18TH ...
OLD RECORD ... 0.95 INCHES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1947.
SET NEW RECORD 24 HOUR RAINFALL ... 4.39 INCHES ... ON THE 19TH ...
OLD RECORD ...1.39 INCHES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1968.
SET NEW RECORD MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL FOR MARCH ... 7.39 INCHES...
OLD RECORD ...6.69 INCHES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1995.
REMARKS: THE PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 49 (MPH) ... FROM THE NORTH-
WEST ... ON THE 9TH ... AND WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDER
WAS RECORDED AT THE DFW AIRPORT ON THE 9TH, 11TH, 19TH, & THE 30TH.
ADDITIONAL REMARKS: A MINOR WINTER WEATHER EVENT OCCURRED ON THE 2ND...
WHEN 0.3 INCHES OF SLEET WAS RECORDED AT THE DFW AIRPORT. AMOUNTS
AROUND THE METROPLEX VARIED FROM A TRACE TO 0.5 INCHES. BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES WERE MAINLY AFFECTED THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF THE 2ND
...THROUGH MID -DAY OF THE 3RD.
AFTER A RECORD SETTING RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH ... THE AIRPORT
IS NOW 5.90 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
# # # # # # # ATTENTION ALL USING AGENCIES # # # # # #
THE DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL ... FOR ALL DATA ... WAS COMPUTED USING THE
NEW 30 YEAR NORMALS.... ( DATA 1971- 2000 ) .
LIVINGSTON /WSFO FTW
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AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.. 47.0 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -2.4
HIGHEST ...................... 75 ON THE 24TH.
LOWEST ....................... 19 ON THE 27TH.
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
MAX 32 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
MAX 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE 0
MIN 32 DEGREES OR BELOW 14
MIN 0 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASED ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL THIS MONTH 501
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +54
SEASONAL TOTAL 1801
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -225
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (BASED ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL THIS MONTH 0
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -11
SEASONAL TOTAL 5
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -8
PRECIPITATION DATA
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH..... 0.94 INCHES ... -1.43
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR...... 5.84 INCHES ... +1.57
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS.... 0.88 INCHES ON THE 4TH & 5TH.
SNOWFALL, ICE PELLETS INCHES DATE
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH 3.5 5TH
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS 3.5 5TH
GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND 2.0 5TH
PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 30.65 INCHES ON THE 26TH.
LOWEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 29.67 INCHES ON THE 19TH.
WEATHER
NUMBER OF DAYS -
WITH 0.01 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 4
WITH 0.10 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 1
WITH 0.50 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP i
WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 0
...RECORDS...
SET NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE... 19 DEGREES ... ON THE 27TH ... OLD
RECORD... 21 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1934.
REMARKS: THE PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 43 (MPH) ... FROM THE NORTH-
WEST ... ON THE 26TH ... AND WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADI
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AFTER A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THUNDER WAS NOT RECORDED AT THE DFW AIRPO
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DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
ADDITIONAL REMARKS: A WINTER WEATHER EVENT OCCURRED ON THE 5TH ... WHEN
3.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE DFW AIRPORT. THE MORNING STARTED OUT WIT
H
A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW... CHANGING TO ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON.
ALTHOUGH A LOT OF THE SNOW MELTED AS IT FELL DURING MID-DAY ... THERE WAS
2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT MIDNIGHT. NEARLY ALL OF THE SNOW MELT
ED
THE NEXT DAY ( 6TH)...WITH ONLY VERY SPOTTY TRACE AMOUNTS AT MIDNIGHT O
F
THE 67111.
# # # # # # # ATTENTION ALL USING AGENCIES # # # # # #
THE DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL ... FOR ALL DATA ... WAS COMPUTED USING THE
NEW 30 YEAR NO RMAL S .... ( DATA 1971 - 2000 ) .
LIVINGSTON /WSFO FTW
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TOTAL FOR THE MONTH..... 4.90 INCHES ... +3.00
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR,..... 4.90 INCHES ... +3,00
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS.... 3.46 INCHES ON THE 30TH & 31ST.
SNOWFALL, ICE PELLETS INCHES DATE
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH T 2ND
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS T 2ND
GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND T 2ND
PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 30.51 INCHES ON THE 2ND.
LOWEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 29.65 INCHES ON THE 13TH.
WEATHER
NUMBER OF DAYS -
WITH 0.01 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 8
WITH 0.10 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 5
WITH 0.50 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 3
WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP i
...RECORDS...
TIED THE RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 29H... 62 DEGREES...
OLD RECORD PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1968.
SET NEW RECORD 24 HOUR RAINFALL ON THE 31ST ... 3.07 INCHES ... OLD
RECORD... 2.39 INCHES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1975.
REMARKS: THE PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 39 (MPH) ... FROM THE SOUTH
... ON THE 13TH ... AND WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
BEFORE A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THUNDER WAS RECORDED AT THE DFW AIRPORT
ON THE 23RD, 24TH, 30TH, & THE 31ST. A TRACE OF SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED
ON THE 2ND.
ADDITIONAL REMARKS: WITH 3.46 INCHES OF RAIN RECORDED ON THE 30TH & THE
31ST ... IT BROUGHT THE MONTHLY TOTAL TO 4.90 INCHES ... WHICH MAKES THIS
JANUARY THE 5TH WETTEST ON RECORD.
####### ATTENTION ALL USING AGENCIES ######
THE DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL ... FOR ALL DATA ... WAS COMPUTED USING THE
NEW 30 YEAR NORMALS.... ( DATA 1971- 2000) .
LIVINGSTON/WSFO FTW
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ANNUAL CLIMATIC SUMMARY FOR DALLAS /FORT WORTH, TX. FOR 2001
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
850 AM CST THU JAN 03 2002
TEMPERATURE DATA
AVERAGE ANNUAL HIGH TEMPERATURE..... 75.4 -0.9 DEGREES
AVERAGE ANNUAL LOW TEMPERATURE...... 55.8 +1.2 DEGREES
AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE.......... 65.6 +0.2 DEGREES
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THE DATE OF THE LAST FREEZE FOR THE 2000 -2001 WINTER WAS THE 22ND
OF FEBRUARY ... 31 DEGREES.
THE DATE OF THE 1ST " 100 " DEGREE DAY OF THE SUMMER WAS THE 13TH
OF JULY ... 100 DEGREES.
THERE WERE ONLY 8 " 100 " DEGREES DAYS DURING THE YEAR 2001.
THE DATE OF THE 1ST FREEZE OF THE 2001- 2002 WINTER WAS THE 21ST OF
NOVEMBER ... 32 DEGREES ... WHICH WAS 4 DAYS PAST THE AVERAGE DATE OF
THE FIRST FREEZE (17TH NOV).
THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL MONTHLY TEMPERATURE RECORDS SET DURING THE
YEAR..
THE COLDEST DAY OF THE YEAR WAS THE 3RD OF JANUARY ... 19 DEGREES.
THE WARMEST DAY OF THE YEAR WAS THE 5TH OF AUGUST ...102 DEGREES.
RECORD HIGHS ESTABLISHED
NONE
RECORD LOWS ESTABLISHED
NONE
RECORD LOWEST HIGHS /HIGHEST LOWS ESTABLISHED
FEBRUARY
SET NEW RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 8TH... 66 DEGREES
... OLD RECORD... 63 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1966.
SET NEW RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 14TH ... 61 DEGREES
... OLD RECORD ... 60 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET ON 1956.
MARCH
SET NEW RECORD LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE 28TH ... 47 DEGREES
...OLD RECORD ... 48 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1937.
APRIL
SET NEW RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 5TH... 69 DEGREES
... OLD RECORD ... 68 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1929.
TIED RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 6TH ... 69 DEGREES
... OLD 'RECORD PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1954.
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SET NEW RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 8TH... 70 DEGREES
... OLD :RECORD ... 68 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1965.
SET NEW RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 10TH ... 70 DEGREES
... OLD RECORD ... 69 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1965.
OCTOBER
TIED RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 23RD... 71 DEGREES
... OLD RECORD PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1934.
DECEMBER
SET NEW RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 4TH... 64 DEGREES
... OLD RECORD... 62 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1906.
SET NEW RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 5TH... 65 DEGREES
... OLD :RECORD ... 62 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1998.
PRECIPITATION DATA
ANNUAL RAINFALL 2001 38.14 INCHES
NORMAL RAINFALL 33.70 INCHES
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL + 4.44 INCHES
RECORD RAINFALLS
FEBRUARY
SET NEW RECORD 24 HOUR RAINFALL ON THE 15TH... 1.49 INCHES ... OLD
RECORD ... 1.27 INCHES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1903.
SET NEW RECORD 24 HOUR RAINFALL ON THE 16TH... 1.60 INCHES ... OLD
RECORD... 1.58 INCHES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1938.
SET NEW RECORD 24 HOUR RAINFALL, ON THE 28TH... 0.92 INCHES ... OLD
RECORD ... 0.81 INCHES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1981.
JULY
SET NEW RECORD 24 HOUR RAINFALL ON THE 1ST ... 3.83 INCHES ... OLD
RECORD... 1.20 INCHES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1967.
SEPTEMBER
SET NEW RECORD 24 HOUR RAINFALL, ON THE 18TH... 0.51 INCHES... OLD
RECORD... 0.36 INCHES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1991.
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REMARKS:
THE MONTHLY TOTAL OF 6.17 INCHES IN FEBRUARY MADE 2001 THE 4TH
WETTEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
THE MONTHLY TOTAL OF 5.27 INCHES IN MARCH MADE 2001 THE 8TH WETTEST
MARCH ON RECORD.
THE MONTHLY TOTAL OF 0.89 INCHES IN APRIL MADE 2001 THE 6TH DRIEST
APRIL ON RECORD.
THE FIRST MINOR WINTER WEATHER EVENT OCCURRED ON THE 28TH OF
NOVEMBER ... WHEN A TRACE OF SOLID PRECIPITATION OCCURRED ...IN THE
FORM OF ICE PELLETS ( Sleet).
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS RECEIVED AT THE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN FORT WORTH ... FOR DALLAS AND
TARRANT COUNTIES DURING 2001. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN IT
WAS THE ONLY SEVERE WEATHER THAT OCCURRED IN THE TWO COUNTIES...
BUT ... THE ONLY ONES REPORTED TO OUR OFFICE.
THE CRITERIA FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS: HAIL 3 /4THS INCH OR LARGER AND
WIND EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 58 MPH (50 KNOTS).
02/09/011:30 AM... TARRANT CO. - AZEL - STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WIND
CREATED A DAMAGE PATH 100 FEET WIDE AND 3 MILES LONG FROM KNOB HILL
ROAD EAST ... TO NEAR EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES BLOWN DOWN. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
02/09/012:00 AM... TARRANT CO. - ARLINGTON - TWO EXTERIOR STUCCO
WALLS BLOWN OFF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN. WIND
GUST 60 MPH.
02/09/012:52 AM... DALLAS CO. - DALLAS - WIND GUSTS TO 68 MPH EAST
OF WHITE ROCK LAKE NUMEROUS TREES AND CARPORTS DAMAGED.
02/09/013:00 AM ..DALLAS CO. - THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST 60 MPH ... SIGN
POLE BLOWN DOWN.
02/09/013:05 AM ..DALLAS CO. - MESQUITE - THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST 60
MPH ... OUTER COVERING OF A WATER TANK BLOWN AWAY.
02/12/0110:00 AM ... TARRANT CO. - AZLE - SEVERAL HOMES FLOODED,
STREETS CLOSED AND ONE HIGH WATER RESCUE..
02/15/0111:30 AM - 7:00 PM ... TARRANT CO. - FORT WORTH. STREET
FLOODING AND HIGH WATER RESCUES IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
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02/16/011:25 - 3:49 AM ...DALLAS CO. - DALLAS. WIDESPREAD FLOODING
NORTHWEST SECTION OF TOWN. NUMEROUS STREETS UNDER WATER, ROAD
CLOSURES, AND PEOPLE RESCUED FROM VEHICLES STALLED IN HIGH WATER.
02/24/0110:05 AM ... TARRANT CO. - FORT WORTH. APARTMENTS UN- ROOFED
IN WEST PART OF TOWN. WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A FIRE DEPT. BUILDING...
DUE TO EXCESSIVE WINDS.
02 / 2 4/0110:07 - 1010 AM ...TARRANT CO. - 2 NORTHEAST OF HASLET.
WINDS MEASURED AT 70 MPH AT FT. WORTH ALLIANCE AIRPORT.
CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE IN SAGINAW.
02/24/0110:15 AM ...TARRANT CO. - BENBROOK, FT WORTH, NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS. ONE HOUSE DESTROYED, MOBILE HOME BLOWN OVER, NUMEROUS
TREES AND PRIVACY FENCES BLOWN DOWN DUE TO EXCESSIVE
THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
02/24/0110:28 AM ...DALLAS CO. - DFW AIRPORT ... WIND GUST MEASURED
TO 77 MPH.
02/24/01.10:30 AM ...TARRANT CO. - ARLINGTON. MOTEL ROOF BLOWN OFF
AND LARGE SIGNS BLOWN DOWN. WIND ESTIMATED 69 MPH.
02/24/0111:25 AM ... DALLAS CO. - A BARN AND HOUSE WERE UN- ROOFED
BETWEEN SACHSE AND WYLIE DUE TO EXCESSIVE THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
02/27/012:40 AM ...DALLAS CO. - HIGHLAND PARK. HAIL TO 1 INCH.
02/27/013:45 - 4:00 PM ...TARRANT CO. - VEHICLES FLOODED AND
STALLED ON NORTH 28TH ST. VICKERY BLVD. FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.
02/27/018:41 - 5 :20 PM... DALLAS CO. - SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS IN
DOWNTOWN DALLAS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.
02/28/0112:43 AM... DALLAS CO. - 3/4 IN HAIL... DOWNTOWN DALLAS.
03/11/012:15 PM ...DALLAS CO. - RICHARDSON. 0.88 INCH HAIL.
03/11/014:00 PM .... DALLAS CO. - MESQUITE. FLASH FLOODING... WATER
OVER THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 80 AND PARKSIDE.
03/11/019:00 PM ... TARRANT CO. - HASLET. 1 INCH HAIL REPORTED
03/11/0111:40 PM ... TARRAN'T CO. - FORT WORTH. HIGH WATER... STREETS
FLOODED AT OAKMONT & HULEN.
04/11/014:15 AM ... TARRAN'T CO. - MANSFIELD. TREES BLOWN
DOWN... THUNDERSTORM WINDS TO 60 MPH.
04/11/014:40 AM ...DALLAS CO. - CEDAR HILL AND DUNCANVILLE. LARGE
TREES DOWN... THUNDERSTORM WINDS ESTIMATED 60 MPH.
05/04/018:43 - 9:00 PM ...TARRANT CO. - MANSFIELD TO GRAND PRAIRIE
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TORNADO. IN MANSFIELD...16 BUSINESSES... 113 HOMES DAMAGED ... 27WITH
MODERATE TO HEAVY DAMAGE. IN GRAND PRAIRIE ... 61 HOMES DAMAGED ... 10
WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY DAMAGE.
05/04/019:20 PM ...DALLAS CO. - DUNCANVILLE. LARGE TREES BLOWN OVER
ON POWER LINES... ELECTRICAL OUTAGES... WINDS TO 60 MPH.
05/06/0112:00 AM ... TARRANT CO. - KELLER. STREET FLOODING NORTH OF
FM 1709.
05/06/011:25 AM ...DALLAS CO. - DALLAS. HIGH WATER OVER NORTHWEST
HWY. AT HILLCREST & NORTHWEST HWY & DENTON.
05/06/015;46 - 5:50 PM ... DALLAS CO. - RICHARDSON. LARGE TREES UP-
ROOTED ... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 60 MPH.
05/06/015:57 - 5:58 PM ... DALLAS CO. - CEDAR HILL & ADDISON. 3 /4THS
TO 1 INCH HAIL.
05/06/015:58 PM ... TARRANT CO. - MANSFIELD. 0.88 INCH HAIL.
05/06/017:30 PM ...DALLAS CO. - ROWLETT. 0.75 INCH HAIL
REPORTED.
05/28/0100:58 AM ...TARRANT CO. - NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. LARGE TREES
AND POWER LINES DOWN... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 78 MPH.
05/28/011:15 AM ... DALLAS CO. - DESOTA. LARGE TREES DOWN...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 60 MPH.
05/28/011:15 AM ...TARRANT CO. - ARLINGTON. LIGHTNING STRUCK AN
APARTMENT BUILDING STARTING A FIRE ... 4 FAMILIES DISPLACED DUE TO FIRE
DAMAGE.
05/30/0111:25 PM ... TARRANT CO. - CROWLEY. LARGE TREES DOWN....
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 60 MPH.
06/14/016:30 PM ... TARRAN'T CO. - EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE ... HOUSE UN-
ROOFED ... TREES DOWN... THUNDERSTORM WINDS TO 67 MPH.
06/14/016:54 - 7:50 PM ...TARRANT CO. - 2 NORTH OF BLUE MOUND...
0.88 INCH HAIL. WHITE SETTLEMENT... 0.75 INCH HAIL. FORT WORTH...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 60 MPH. HALTOM CITY ... 0.75 INCH HAIL.
BENBROOK ... LARGE SIGNS BLOWN DOWN ... WIND TO 60 MPH. NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS... HIGH WINDS...60 MPH ...BLEW PRIVACY FENCE ONTO NEIGHBORS
ROOF. SOUTH FORT WORTH ... HAIL TO 0.75 INCHES ... AND WIND GUST TO 60
MPH ARLINGTON... LARGE TREES DOWN SOUTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN ... WIND GUST
TO 60 MPH. DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH ... I INCH HAIL.
06/14/017:43 - 7:50 PM ... DALLAS CO. - GARLAND. LARGE TREES DOWN ON
NORTH SIDE OF TOWN ... WIND GUST TO 60 MPH.
06/14/017:45 PM ... TARRANT CO. - CROWLEY. LIGHTNING STARTED A HOUSE
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FIRE.
06/21/012:40 - 3:00 PM ... TARRANT CO. - AZLE. NUMEROUS TREES AND
POWER LINES DOWN ... AREA HAD NO POWER FOR SEVERAL HOURS ... WIND GUST TO
67 MPH. 1 MILE SOUTH OF FORT WORTH ... 0.88 INCH HAIL.
06/29/016: 10 PM - 7:05 PM ... DALLAS CO. - ROWLETT ... 1 INCH HAIL.
GARLAND-2 INCH HAIL.
06/30/017:55 AM DALLAS CO. - DOWNTOWN DALLAS ... CARS FLOATING IN HIGH
WATER AT I -30 & BUCKNER.
07/01/015:05 - 7:50 AM TARRANT CO. - BEDFORD ... NEAR HARRIS
HOSPITAL... CARPORT DAMAGED DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 60
MPH. EULESS ... 20 APARTMENT UNITS EVACUATED DUE TO HIGH WATER. FORT
WORTH... TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT 32 INTERSECTIONS KNOCKED OUT BY
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 60 MPH. CARS STALLED IN WAIST DEEP WATER
AT HEMPHILL & BERRY STS. FORT WORTH... WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF HIGH
WATER ...FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 28 HIGH WATER RESCUES.
07/01/017:45 AM. DALLAS CO. - GRAND PRAIRIE... WIDESPREAD STREET
FLOODING ... A FEW CARS STALLED IN HIGH WATER.
07/01/018:00 - 9:00 AM ... TARRANT CO.- STREETS IN MANSFIELD CLOSED
DUE TO HIGH WATER.
08/06/017:OOPM ...TARRANT CO. - BEDFORD. A MAN WAS STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING... AND PASSED AWAY THE NEXT DAY.
08/10/011:15 PM ...TARRANT CO. - AZLE. A MAN WAS STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING AT THE CROSS TIMBERS GOLF COURSE ... & WAS IN SERIOUS
CONDITION WITH BURNS TO HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS.
08/17/017:00 AM...TARRAN'T CO.- 2 NORTH OF BEDFORD. AN AMERICAN
AIRLINES PILOT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING NEAR THE DFW AIRPORT.
TREATED FOR BURNS TO HANDS & FACE.
08/31/011:35 PM ... DALLAS CO. - CEDAR HILL AND DUNCANVILLE ... STREETS
CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
09/04/013:50 PM ... TARRANT CO. DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH ... 9 HIGH WATER
RESCUES IN SOUTHWEST PART OF TOWN. LANCASTER & HENDERSON STREETS
CLOSED ... DUE TO HIGH WATER.
09/04/014:25 PM ... DALLAS CO. - CARROLLTON. HEAVY RAIN CAUSED TWO
MUD SLIDES... BLOCKING WEST BOUND LANES OF I -635 AT PLANO RD.
09/05/011:25 - 1:29 PM... DALLAS CO. - CARROLLTON. TORNADO
TOUCHDOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF McCOY & EVERMAN. TORNADO MOVED
NORTH - NORTHWEST FOR 1.5 MILES ... THEN DISSIPATED. ROOF DAMAGE TO 23
HOMES..A CHURCH AND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
09/08/019:50 PM ...TARRANT CO. - CROWLEY. WIND DAMAGE ... GUST TO 60
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MPH.
09/18/015:43 PM...TARRANT CO. - SAGINAW. WIND DAMAGE... THUNDERSTORM
WIND GUST TO 60 MPH.
09/18/016:00 PM ... TARRANT CO. - SOUTH LAKE. LIGHTNING STARTED A
FIRE IN A LARGE HOME.
09/19/016:20 - 6:40 PM ... TARRANT CO. - ARLINGTON... TREE DAMAGE...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 60 MPH. FORT WORTH ... HIGHWATERRESCUE
AT THE 1000 BLOCK OF TRINITY BLVD.
09/19/016:50 PM ... DALLAS CO. - DUNCANVILLE. POWER LINES
DOWN... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 60 MPH.
10/10/017:57 PM ... TARRANT CO. - NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ... 0.88 INCH
HAIL.
10/12/018:45 PM ...TARRANT CO. - 3 SSW ARLINGTON... WIND DAMAGE...
LARGE TREES DOWN... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 60 MPH.
12/16/019:30 AM ... DALLAS CO. - LOTS OF STREETS WITH HIGH WATER...
SOME CLOSURES.
THIS DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE NWS WEB PAGE IN APPROXIMATELY i
WEEK AT:
http: / /www.srh.noaa.gov /fwd/
THEN CLICK ON: 2001 A YEAR IN REVIEW
THE END
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DALLAS /FT WORTH MONTHLY CLIMATIC SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2001
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
103 PM CST WED JAN 02 2002—CORRECTED PRECIP DATA
TEMPERATURE DATA
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE..... 59.5 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +2.0
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE...... 39.4 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +3.1
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.. 49.5 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +2.6
HIGHEST ...................... 76 ON THE 5TH.
LOWEST ....................... 26 ON THE 24TH.
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
MAX 32 DEGREES OR BELOW O
MAX 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE 0
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MIN 32 DEGREES OR BELOW 11
MIN 0 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASED ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL THIS MONTH 489
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -T7
SEASONAL TOTAL 760
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -132
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (BASED ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL THIS MONTH 13
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +8
SEASONAL TOTAL 2642
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +39
PRECIPITATION DATA
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH..... 3.24 INCHES ... +1.40
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR....... 38.14 INCHES ... +4.44 (CORRECTED)
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS.... 1.95 INCHES ON THE 15TH & 16TH.
SNOWFALL, ICE PELLETS INCHES DATE
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH 0
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS 0
GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND 0
PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 30.40 INCHES ON THE 31ST.
LOWEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 29.76 INCHES ON THE 16TH.
WEATHER
NUMBER OF DAYS -
WITH 0.01 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 7
WITH 0.10 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 6
WITH 0.50 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 2
WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP i
...RECORDS...
SET NEW RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 4TH... 64 DEGREES...
OLD RECORD... 62 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1906.
SET NEW RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 5TH... 65 DEGREES...
OLD RECORD... 62 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1998.
REMARKS: THE PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 37 (MPH) ... FROM THE NORTH
... ON THE 8TH ... AND WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
AFTER A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THUNDER WAS RECORDED AT THE DFW AIRPORT
ON THE 13TH, 15TH, 16TH, & THE 21ST. AFTER AN ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL
FOR THE MONTH.:.THE DFW AIRPORT FINISHES UP 4.44 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL
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FOR THE YEAR.
LIVINGSTON /WSFO FTW
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
255 AM CST TUE JAN 012002
TEMPERATURE DATA
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE..... 59.5 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +2.0
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE...... 39.4 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +3.1
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.. 49.5 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +2.6
HIGHEST ...................... 76 ON THE 5TH.
LOWEST ....................... 26 ON THE 24TH.
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
MAX 32 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
MAX 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE 0
MIN 32 DEGREES OR BELOW 11
MIN 0 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASED ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL THIS MONTH 489
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -77
SEASONAL TOTAL 760
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -132
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (BASED ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL THIS MONTH 13
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +8
SEASONAL TOTAL 2642
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +39
PRECIPITATION DATA
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH..... 3.24 INCHES ... +1.40
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR...... 38.14 INCHES ... +5.44
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS.... 1.95 INCHES ON THE 15TH & 16TH.
SNOWFALL, ICE PELLETS INCHES DATE
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH 0
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS O
GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND 0
PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 30.40 INCHES ON THE 31ST.
LOWEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 29.76 INCHES ON THE 16TH.
WEATHER
NUMBER OF DAYS -
WITH 0.01 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 7
WITH 0.10 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 6
WITH 0.50 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 2
WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 1
...RECORDS...
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SET NEW RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 4TH... 64 DEGREES...
OLD RECORD ... 62 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1906.
SET NEW RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 5TH ... 65 DEGREES...
OLD RECORD ... 62 DEGREES ... PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1998.
REMARKS: THE PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 37 (MPH) ... FROM THE NORTH
... ON THE 8TH ... AND WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
AFTER A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THUNDER WAS RECORDED AT THE DFW AIRPORT
ON THE 13TH, 15TH, 16TH, & THE 21ST. AFTER AN ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL
FOR THE MONTH ... THE DFW AIRPORT FINISHES UP 5.44 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL
FOR THE YEAR.
LIVINGSTON/WSFO FTW
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DALLAS /FT WORTH MONTHLY CLIMATIC SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2001
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
158 AM CST SAT DEC 012001
TEMPERATURE DATA
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE..... 69.4 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +2.6
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE...... 50.0 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +4.6
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.. 59.7 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +3.5
HIGHEST ...................... 82 ON THE 1ST, 2ND, 3RD.
LOWEST ....................... 27 ON THE 28TH.
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
MAX 32 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
MAX 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE 0
MIN 32 DEGREES OR BELOW 3
MIN 0 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASED ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL THIS MONTH 191
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -84
SEASONAL TOTAL 271
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -55
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (BASED ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL THIS MONTH 39
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +28
SEASONAL TOTAL 2629
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +31
PRECIPITATION DATA
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH..... 1.11 INCHES
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR...... 34.90 INCHES ... +3.04
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS.... 0.49 INCHES ON THE 271711 & 28TH.
SNOWFALL, ICE PELLETS INCHES DATE
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH T 28TH
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS T 28TH
GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND T 28TH
PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 30.50 INCHES ON THE 9TH.
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LOWEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 29.36 INCHES ON THE 23RD.
WEATHER
NUMBER OF DAYS -
WITH 0.01 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 7
WITH 0.10 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 5
WITH 0.50 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP O
WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP O
...RECORDS...
THERE WERE NO TEMPERATURE OR PRECIPITATION RECORDS SET AT THE DFW
AIRPORT DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
REMARKS: THE PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 45 (MPH) ... FROM THE WEST
... ON THE 23RD ... AND WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE
AIRPORT. THUNDER WAS RECORDED AT THE DFW AIRPORT ONLY ONCE DURING THE
MONTH ... ON THE 27TH. AFTER A BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH...
THE DFW AIRPORT IS NOW ONLY 3.04 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL, FOR
THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE UPCOMING WINTER SEASON OCCURRED ON THE 21ST
...WHICH WAS 4 DAYS PAST THE AVERAGE DATE. ( THE AVERAGE DATE OF THE
FIRST FREEZE IS THE 17TH OF NOVEMBER.)
LIVINGSTON /WSFO FTW
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DALLAS /FT WORTH MONTHLY CLIMATIC SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2001
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
140 AM CST THU NOVEMBER 012001
TEMPERATURE DATA
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE..... 76.8 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -1.7
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE...... 53.2 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -2.6
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.. 65.0 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -2.2
HIGHEST ...................... 90 ON THE 23RD.
LOWEST ....................... 43 ON THE 16TH, 17TH, & 30TH.
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
MAX 32 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
MAX 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE 1
MIN 32 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
MIN 0 DEGREES OR BELOW 0
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASED ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL THIS MONTH 77
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +26
SEASONAL TOTAL 80
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +29
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (BASED ON 65 DEGREES)
TOTAL THIS MONTH 86
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL -33
SEASONAL TOTAL 2590
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL +3
PRECIPITATION DATA
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH..... 1.87 INCHES ... -1.65
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR...... 33.79 INCHES ... +4.22
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS.... 1.11 INCHES ON THE 10TH & 11TH.
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SNOWFALL, ICE PELLETS INCHES DATE
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH 0.0
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS 0.0
GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND 0.0
PRESSURE DATA
HIGHEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 30.53 INCHES ON THE 27TH.
LOWEST SEA -LEVEL PRESSURE 29.53 INCHES ON THE 13TH.
WEATHER
NUMBER OF DAYS -
WITH 0.01 INCHES OR MORE PRECIp 5
WITH 0.10 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 3
WITH 0.50 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP 2
WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE PRECIP O
...RECORDS...
TIED THE RECORD HIGHEST LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 23RD... 71 DEGREES
... PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1934.
NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS SET.
REMARKS: THE PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 54 (MPH) ... FROM THE
SOUTHWEST ... ON THE 12TH ... AND WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
THUNDER WAS RECORDED AT THE DFW AIRPORT ON THE 4TH, 10TH, 11TH, 12TH,
& THE 13TH. THE DFW AIRPORT IS NOW 4.22 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL
FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
( THE AVERAGE DATE OF THE FIRST FREEZE IS THE 17TH OF NOVEMBER.)
LTVINGSTON/WSFO FTW
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