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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
130 AM CST THU JAN 16 2003

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         35    238 PM  70    1952  42     -7       47       
  MINIMUM         17    722 AM  -7    1993  25     -8       23       
  AVERAGE         26                        34     -8       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      2.07  -1.47     0.29    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.47                      7.13  -1.66     5.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.60                      2.07  -1.47     0.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.5   -1.5      1.8     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.5                       2.3    1.2      1.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5                       2.5    1.0      1.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        31      8       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  432                       463    -31      468       
  SINCE DEC 1   1217                      1291    -74     1168       
  SINCE JUL 1   1916                      2111   -195     1941       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
        
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        73      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -9      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2003.......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
JANUARY 17 2003.......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.