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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
229 AM EDT SAT AUG 24 2002

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
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         93    256 PM 100    1943  87      6       95       
  MINIMUM         74   1008 PM  44    1888  65      9       75       
  AVERAGE         84                        76      8       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.13R         0.00 2001   0.11   1.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.01                      2.44   2.57     2.48    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.78                     11.27  -1.49     MM  
  SINCE JAN 1     33.35                     33.89  -0.54    MM  
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        11      8       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  352                       286     66      309       
  SINCE JUN 1   1143                       986    157      MM    
  SINCE JAN 1   1300                      1124    176     MM     
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
        
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       103      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        44      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2002........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2002........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.