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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA                           
459 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 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         70    809 AM  92    1970  80    -10       76       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  43    1961  56      3       64       
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.48                      0.12   1.36     0.91    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.12                      3.84   3.28     3.14    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.06                      9.59   6.47     3.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.70                     18.85   4.85    11.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        94     -8       88       
  SINCE MAR 1    388                       346     42      223       
  SINCE JUL 1   1871                      2146   -275     2085       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        77    -46       70       
  SINCE MAR 1     40                       102    -62      110       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                       107    -58      110       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE COLUMBUS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        90      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        44      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   653 AM EDT   SUNSET   821 PM EDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   822 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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