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CDUS41 KBGM 080544
CLISYR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
1243 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005

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...THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         54   1237 PM  64    1973  40     14       42       
  MINIMUM         28    531 AM  -1    1989  21      7       29       
  AVERAGE         41                        30     11       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          0.55 1992   0.09   0.04     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.61  -0.09     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.52                      0.61  -0.09     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.05                      5.33  -0.28     3.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.7  1982   0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.5                       4.9   10.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     15.5                       4.9   10.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1    123.6                      93.8   29.8    156.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      11                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        34    -10       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  263                       248     15      160       
  SINCE MAR 1    263                       248     15      160       
  SINCE JUL 1   5028                      5189   -161     5261       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  45 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        71      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -6      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM EST   SUNSET   603 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM EST   SUNSET   604 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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MINUTES OF SUNSHINE   310
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