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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT                               
1235 AM EST FRI MAR 21 2003

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...THE BURLINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1884 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         37   1159 PM  70    1903  41     -4       39       
  MINIMUM         31    633 AM  -2    1949  24      7       27       
  AVERAGE         34                        32      2       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.69          1.04 1975   0.08   0.61     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.41  -0.61     1.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.80                      1.41  -0.61     1.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.78                      5.30  -2.52     4.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1951   0.5   -0.5      2.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                      10.0   -8.7      7.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.3                      10.0   -8.7      7.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     71.2                      71.5   -0.3     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        33     -2       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  824                       733     91      614       
  SINCE MAR 1    824                       733     91      614       
  SINCE JUL 1   6631                      6333    298     5149       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  24 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 
 
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BURLINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        68      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24         0      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2003.........SUNRISE   555 AM EST   SUNSET   606 PM EST   
MARCH 22 2003.........SUNRISE   553 AM EST   SUNSET   607 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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MOUNT MANSFIELD DATA:
HIGH....................35 DEGREES
LOW.....................26 DEGREES
PRECIPITATION...........0.30 INCHES
SNOWFALL................NONE
SNOW AT STAKE...........78 INCHES

LAKE CHAMPLAIN DATA:
LEVEL...................94.72 FEET
TEMPERATURE.............33 DEGREES