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CDUS43 KPAH 010630
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
127 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         61    451 PM  87    1986  73    -12       78       
  MINIMUM         38   1155 PM  35    1969  50    -12       58       
  AVERAGE         50                        61    -11       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.14 1983   0.16  -0.16     0.99    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.56                      4.95  -0.39     3.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.41                      9.22  -0.81     7.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.56                     16.62  -1.06    12.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1990   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.3   -1.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.2                      10.2    4.0      2.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         5     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       256    -46      231       
  SINCE MAR 1    797                       786     11      640       
  SINCE JUL 1   3629                      4183   -554     3805       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        32    -19       36       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                        38    -24       47       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        38    -23       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  76 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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***** AGRICULTURAL DATA *****

SOIL TEMPERATURES AT A DEPTH OF FOUR INCHES

UNDER BARE GROUND...   MAX... 66   MIN... 64

UNDER GRASS.........   MAX... 59   MIN... 58

DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 4/30/2005:

HIGH... 62   LOW... 40   PRECIPITATION... T

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