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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
156 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2003

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         72   1215 AM  92    1916  74     -2       81       
                                      1940                          
  MINIMUM         59   1120 PM  32    1891  52      7       66       
  AVERAGE         66                        63      3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.52R         1.33 2001   0.17   1.35     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      1.14   1.28     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.74                     10.10  -0.36    14.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.02                     18.40  -1.38    19.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        35    -24       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    635                       831   -196      803       
  SINCE JUL 1   3974                      4175   -201     3793       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        14      9       14       
  SINCE MAR 1     62                        30     32       81       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        30     32       83       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2003...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2003...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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