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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
419 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2002

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         62    343 PM  93    1951  77    -15       81       
  MINIMUM         36R   450 AM  40    1976  55    -19       68       
  AVERAGE         49                        66    -17       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.03 2001   0.18  -0.18     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.85                      3.28   1.57     1.80    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.12                     12.24   5.88     6.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.06                     20.54   2.52    13.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         3     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        72      9        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    866                       876    -10      844       
  SINCE JUL 1   3856                      4305   -449     4444       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        60    -17      105       
  SINCE MAR 1    110                        76     34      200       
  SINCE JAN 1    112                        76     36      200       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        96      1902                    
                                             1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        43      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2002...........SUNRISE   534 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2002...........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.