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CDUS41 KBGM 040551
CLISYR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
1250 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1949 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    212 PM  63    2002  38    -14       43       
  MINIMUM         14    301 AM  -9    1950  20     -6       37       
  AVERAGE         19                        29    -10       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.96 1994   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.25   0.03     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.28                      0.25   0.03     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.81                      4.97  -0.16     3.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           7.9  1971   0.7   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.5                       2.1   11.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.5                       2.1   11.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1    121.6                      91.0   30.6    156.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        36     10       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                       109     16       68       
  SINCE MAR 1    125                       109     16       68       
  SINCE JUL 1   4890                      5050   -160     5169       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  58 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        63      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -16      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   558 PM EST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   559 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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