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CLISYR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
1232 AM EST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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    444 PM  72    1966  44     -8       32       
  MINIMUM         22   1159 PM  -5    1967  25     -3       19       
  AVERAGE         29                        34     -5       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.55 1989   0.10  -0.10     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.66  -0.92     0.77    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      1.66  -0.92     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.29                      6.38  -1.09     3.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.9  1950   0.6   -0.6      0.8     
  MONTH TO DATE   24.5                      11.7   12.8     18.5     
  SINCE MAR 1     24.5                      11.7   12.8     18.5     
  SINCE JUL 1    134.0                     100.6   33.4    175.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        30      6       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  698                       601     97      543       
  SINCE MAR 1    698                       601     97      543       
  SINCE JUL 1   5463                      5542    -79     5644       
                                                                     
 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 (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  43 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        69      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -11      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   616 PM EST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM EST   SUNSET   617 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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SUNSHINE MINUTES  308
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