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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT                               
1236 AM EST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE BURLINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1884 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    334 PM  69    1990  40     -4       30       
  MINIMUM         16    631 AM  -6    1885  22     -6       17       
  AVERAGE         26                        31     -5       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1973   0.08  -0.08     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      1.17  -0.27     0.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.90                      1.17  -0.27     0.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.67                      5.06  -0.39     1.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.6  1937   0.5   -0.5      1.3     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.0                       8.5    9.5      2.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     18.0                       8.5    9.5      2.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     89.7                      70.0   19.7     83.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        34      5       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  699                       634     65      526       
  SINCE MAR 1    699                       634     65      526       
  SINCE JUL 1   6241                      6234      7     6218       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 
 
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BURLINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        62      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -7      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM EST   SUNSET   603 PM EST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   557 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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LAKE CHAMPLAIN DATA:
LEVEL.................95.30 FEET
TEMPERATURE...........32 DEGREES

MOUNT MANSFIELD DATA:
HIGH..................22 DEGREES
LOW...................7 DEGREES
PRECIPITATION.........0.01 INCHES
SNOWFALL..............TRACE
SNOW AT STAKE.........79 INCHES

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