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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
1240 AM EST MON MAR 4 2002

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...THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1951 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         55    207 PM  56    1991  36     19       31       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM  -1    1962  20      6       19       
  AVERAGE         41                        28     13       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.19 1994   0.09   0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.27  -0.12     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      0.27  -0.12     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.26                      5.31  -1.05     2.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             9.2  1994   0.5   -0.5     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.5   -1.5     MM       
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.5   -1.5     MM       
  SINCE JUL 1     44.7                      64.3  -19.6     30.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        36    -12       40       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       110    -13      126       
  SINCE MAR 1     97                       110    -13      126       
  SINCE JUL 1   4452                      5261   -809     5575       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  16 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        64      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -1      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2002.........SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   557 PM EST   
MARCH  5 2002.........SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   559 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.