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CDUS41 KBGM 170543
CLISYR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
1240 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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    211 PM  80    1990  43     -7       29       
  MINIMUM         24    700 AM   5    1980  24      0       24       
  AVERAGE         30                        34     -4       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.67 1974   0.10  -0.10     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.46  -0.72     0.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      1.46  -0.72     0.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.27                      6.18  -0.91     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  2004   0.6   -0.6      9.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   24.5                      10.5   14.0     15.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     24.5                      10.5   14.0     15.3     
  SINCE JUL 1    132.6                      99.4   33.2    171.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        31      4       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  627                       540     87      464       
  SINCE MAR 1    627                       540     87      464       
  SINCE JUL 1   5392                      5481    -89     5565       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        66      2003                    
                                             1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         5      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM EST   SUNSET   613 PM EST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM EST   SUNSET   615 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: 581

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