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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
1239 AM EST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1951 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         24   1248 PM  63    1991  35    -11       52       
  MINIMUM         16   1159 PM  -6    1980  20     -4       38       
  AVERAGE         20                        28     -8       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.60 1972   0.09  -0.09     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.18   0.29     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.47                      0.18   0.29     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      5.22   1.48     3.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.2           4.5  1994   0.5    0.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.2                       1.0    7.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.2                       1.0    7.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     90.6                      62.9   27.7     91.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      15                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        37      8       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        75     10       40       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                        75     10       40       
  SINCE JUL 1   5165                      5316   -151     5447       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        56      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -3      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   557 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   558 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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