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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
1240 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2002

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...THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
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         49   1011 AM  58    1957  32     17       38       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM  -6    1955  19     14       29       
  AVERAGE         41                        26     15       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          0.81 1957   0.09   0.20     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.00                      2.04  -0.04     2.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.00                      2.04  -0.04     2.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.33                     37.66   3.67    34.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  1975   0.6   -0.6      1.8     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.2                      10.5    3.7      7.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.2                      10.5    3.7      7.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.9                      19.2    8.7      7.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        39    -15       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  831                       719    112      511       
  SINCE DEC 1    831                       719    112      511       
  SINCE JUL 1   2465                      2312    153     1861       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    589                       396    193      406       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        52      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        -8      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2002......SUNRISE   729 AM EST   SUNSET   435 PM EST   
DECEMBER 22 2002......SUNRISE   730 AM EST   SUNSET   435 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.