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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT                           
521 AM MST SUN DEC 22 2002

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...THE SALT LAKE CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 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         39    356 PM  67    1969  37      2       31       
  MINIMUM         28   1209 AM  -9    1990  21      7       16       
  AVERAGE         34                        29      5       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.34 1979   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.83  -0.58     1.12    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.60                      3.80  -2.20     5.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.00                     16.10  -6.10    14.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1979   0.4   -0.4      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       8.2   -7.6     15.6     
  SINCE OCT 1      0.8                      18.2  -17.4     34.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                      18.4  -17.6     34.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        36     -5       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  592                       707   -115      759       
  SINCE DEC 1    592                       707   -115      759       
  SINCE JUL 1   1929                      1928      1     1758       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1287                      1066    221     1441       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (160)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE SALT LAKE CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        57      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -10      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2002......SUNRISE   749 AM MST   SUNSET   504 PM MST   
DECEMBER 23 2002......SUNRISE   750 AM MST   SUNSET   505 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.