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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
145 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2002

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         54    242 PM  69    1946  44     10       49       
  MINIMUM         25    356 AM -10    1878  27     -2       26       
  AVERAGE         40                        36      4       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.03                      4.61  -0.58     5.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.03                      4.61  -0.58     5.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.28                     51.18   6.10    45.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       0.5    3.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      3.5                       0.5    3.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5                       0.7    2.8       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        29     -4       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  750                       738     12      577       
  SINCE DEC 1    750                       738     12      577       
  SINCE JUL 1   1449                      1558   -109     1350       
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WIND (MPH)                                                                     
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM         MM                                            
 LOWEST     MM         MM                                            
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        69      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -5      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2002......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
DECEMBER 30 2002......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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