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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
137 AM EDT THU APR 18 2002

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...THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         86R   257 PM  83    1976  54     32       44       
  MINIMUM         65    434 AM  22    1980  36     29       34       
  AVERAGE         76                        45     31       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.79 1982   0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      1.94  -0.21     0.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.57                      4.91   0.66     5.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.68                      9.95  -0.27     8.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1965   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       3.5   -2.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     17.1                      15.6    1.5     46.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     61.8                      80.5  -18.7    112.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        20    -20       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  318                       390    -72      358       
  SINCE MAR 1   1267                      1384   -117     1491       
  SINCE JUL 1   5622                      6535   -913     6940       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         0     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         0     18        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                         1     17        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                         1     17        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        25      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2002.........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 PM EDT   
APRIL 19 2002.........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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