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CLISYR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
1240 AM EST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         36    337 PM  78    1990  43     -7       40       
  MINIMUM         21    702 AM   1    1993  24     -3       28       
  AVERAGE         29                        33     -4       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.63 1986   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.36  -0.62     0.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      1.36  -0.62     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.27                      6.08  -0.81     3.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1967   0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   24.5                       9.9   14.6      6.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     24.5                       9.9   14.6      6.3     
  SINCE JUL 1    132.6                      98.8   33.8    162.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        31      5       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  592                       509     83      426       
  SINCE MAR 1    592                       509     83      426       
  SINCE JUL 1   5357                      5450    -93     5527       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  99 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        80      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24         5      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM EST   SUNSET   612 PM EST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM EST   SUNSET   613 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 SUN: 707

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