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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
254 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2003

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         61   1216 PM  96    1941  78    -17       61       
  MINIMUM         54    420 AM  38    1954  56     -2       40       
  AVERAGE         58                        67     -9       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10         MM      MM   0.18  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.77                      3.64   1.13     4.85    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.09                     12.60  -0.51    18.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.37                     20.90  -1.53    23.06    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        82    -57      106       
  SINCE MAR 1    649                       878   -229      891       
  SINCE JUL 1   3988                      4222   -234     3881       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        65     12       43       
  SINCE MAR 1    116                        81     35      110       
  SINCE JAN 1    116                        81     35      112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2003...........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2003...........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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