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CLITRI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN                               
530 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE TRI-CITIES      ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         84    324 PM  89    2000  74     10       83       
  MINIMUM         52    543 AM  36    1989  50      2       55       
  AVERAGE         68                        62      6       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.99 1950   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.61  -1.03     0.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.87                      8.75   0.12     9.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.55                     15.67  -1.12    16.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      MM      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      MM      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       2.8    0.2      MM      
  SINCE JUL 1      4.0                      15.0  -11.0      MM      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        62     32       46       
  SINCE MAR 1   1008                       929     79      801       
  SINCE JUL 1   3937                      4386   -449     4196       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            3                         1      2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        12     -6       24       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        23    -17       39       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        23    -17       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE TRI-CITIES      ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   827 PM EDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   828 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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