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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
245 AM CST FRI JAN 17 2003

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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         32    941 AM  73    1928  42    -10       52       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM  -9    1982  25      0       22       
  AVERAGE         29                        34     -5       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20                      0.13   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      2.20  -1.40     0.29    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.67                      7.26  -1.59     5.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.80                      2.20  -1.40     0.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        3.0                       0.1    2.9      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.0                       1.6    1.4      1.8     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.5                       2.4    4.1      1.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.5                       2.6    3.9      1.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        31      5       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  468                       494    -26      496       
  SINCE DEC 1   1253                      1322    -69     1196       
  SINCE JUL 1   1952                      2142   -190     1969       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
         
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        71      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -15      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2003.......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
JANUARY 18 2003.......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.