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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
215 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2002

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         47    325 PM  72    1895  45      2       47       
  MINIMUM         27    702 AM -11    1989  28     -1       32       
  AVERAGE         37                        37      0       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.16  -0.14     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.77                      3.84  -0.07     5.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.77                      3.84  -0.07     5.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.02                     50.41   6.61    45.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.5                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        29     -1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  591                       593     -2      401       
  SINCE DEC 1    591                       593     -2      401       
  SINCE JUL 1   1290                      1413   -123     1174       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
         
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        73      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2002......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2002......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   435 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.