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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
240 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2003

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         74    259 PM  96    1921  79     -5       75       
  MINIMUM         49    501 AM  38    1889  57     -8       44       
  AVERAGE         62                        68     -6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.77                      4.00   0.77     4.85    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.09                     12.96  -0.87    18.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.37                     21.26  -1.89    23.06    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        86    -57      124       
  SINCE MAR 1    653                       882   -229      909       
  SINCE JUL 1   3992                      4226   -234     3899       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        75      2       43       
  SINCE MAR 1    116                        91     25      110       
  SINCE JAN 1    116                        91     25      112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                                
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      1893                    
                                             1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2003...........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2003...........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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