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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
131 AM EST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         41    518 PM  68    1973  41      0       28       
  MINIMUM         19    632 AM   5    1981  25     -6       18       
  AVERAGE         30                        33     -3       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1990   0.10  -0.10     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      1.54  -0.66     1.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.88                      1.54  -0.66     1.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      6.58   0.53     4.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.9  1974   0.5   -0.5      1.9     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.5                       8.5    7.0     11.8     
  SINCE MAR 1     15.5                       8.5    7.0     11.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     97.9                      70.4   27.5    103.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        32      3       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  699                       591    108      526       
  SINCE MAR 1    699                       591    108      526       
  SINCE JUL 1   5779                      5832    -53     5933       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        67      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -4      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM EST   SUNSET   614 PM EST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   609 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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