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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
150 AM EST TUE MAR 18 2003

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         70    217 PM  85    1908  59     11       59       
  MINIMUM         48    700 AM  16    1900  37     11       44       
  AVERAGE         59                        48     11       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.16  -0.16     0.90    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      2.82  -2.75     2.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.07                      2.82  -2.75     2.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.35                     11.12  -3.77     7.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                      MM      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.0   -1.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.0   -1.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     11.5                      10.1    1.4      6.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        17    -11       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  306                       330    -24      320       
  SINCE MAR 1    306                       330    -24      320       
  SINCE JUL 1   3645                      3674    -29     3310       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                                 
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        87      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        14      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2003.........SUNRISE   552 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2003.........SUNRISE   550 AM CST   SUNSET   557 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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