000 CDUS43 KLMK 080858 CLIBWG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY 358 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2002 ................................... ...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 68 411 PM 81 1921 55 13 50 MINIMUM 50 443 AM 2 1899 34 16 25 AVERAGE 59 45 14 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T MM MM 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 1.15 -0.93 1.26 SINCE MAR 1 0.22 1.15 -0.93 1.26 SINCE JAN 1 5.16 9.45 -4.29 MM SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T MM MM 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 T MM MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 6.1 MM MM MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 6 21 -15 27 MONTH TO DATE 176 154 22 173 SINCE MAR 1 176 154 22 173 SINCE JUL 1 3166 3583 -417 MM COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 50 800 AM LOWEST 27 200 PM AVERAGE 39 .......................................................... THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 82 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 11 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2002.........SUNRISE 606 AM CST SUNSET 547 PM CST MARCH 9 2002.........SUNRISE 605 AM CST SUNSET 548 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.