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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE                                
128 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE GAINESVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 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         84    317 PM  95    1906  83      1       80       
  MINIMUM         61   1200 AM  45    1965  58      3       65       
  AVERAGE         73                        71      2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.51 1934   0.08   0.06     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.22                      2.86   2.36     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.82                      7.12   2.70     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.05                     14.02  -0.97    10.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        30      8       55       
  SINCE MAR 1    223                       168     55      151       
  SINCE JUL 1   1098                      1316   -218     1223       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                       117    -19       98       
  SINCE MAR 1    192                       178     14      153       
  SINCE JAN 1    233                       236     -3      180       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE GAINESVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        95      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        47      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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