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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT                               
103 AM EST FRI MAR 28 2003

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...THE BURLINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         50    415 PM  71    1976  44      6       40       
  MINIMUM         28    541 AM  -1    1923  26      2       32       
  AVERAGE         39                        35      4       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.49 1913   0.08  -0.08     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.49                      1.97  -0.48     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.49                      1.97  -0.48     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.47                      5.86  -2.39     5.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1983   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                      13.5  -12.2     15.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.3                      13.5  -12.2     15.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     71.2                      75.0   -3.8     55.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        30     -4       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  980                       949     31      895       
  SINCE MAR 1    980                       949     31      895       
  SINCE JUL 1   6787                      6549    238     5430       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  65 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 
 
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BURLINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        79      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -5      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2003.........SUNRISE   542 AM EST   SUNSET   615 PM EST   
MARCH 29 2003.........SUNRISE   540 AM EST   SUNSET   616 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN LAKE LEVEL AT THE KING STREET FERRY DOCK WAS 
96.70 FEET AND THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS 34 DEGREES.

ATOP MOUNT MANSFIELD YESTERDAY...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 30 DEGREES 
AND THE LOW WAS 22.  THERE WAS A TRACE OF NEW SNOW WITH SNOWFALL AT 
THE STAKE REMAINING AT 71 INCHES.

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