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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
1245 AM EST MON MAR 7 2005

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...THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         38        MM  55    2002  37      1       52        
                                      1991                          
  MINIMUM         18        MM   2    1978  21     -3       31        
  AVERAGE         28                        29     -1       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.69 1956   0.09  -0.08     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.54  -0.02     0.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.52                      0.54  -0.02     0.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.75                      5.58   1.17     3.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           6.8  1999   0.5   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    8.7                       3.0    5.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      8.7                       3.0    5.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     91.1                      64.9   26.2     91.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        36      1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  257                       221     36      133       
  SINCE MAR 1    257                       221     36      133       
  SINCE JUL 1   5337                      5462   -125     5540       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        62      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -5      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM EST   SUNSET   601 PM EST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM EST   SUNSET   602 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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