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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
131 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         55    944 AM  90    1962  69    -14       63       
  MINIMUM         40   1125 PM  34    1983  46     -6       46       
  AVERAGE         48                        57     -9       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.00 1981   0.11  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      1.74  -1.51     3.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.33                      8.15  -0.82     8.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.88                     12.87  -0.99    11.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1956   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     28.1                      23.0    5.1     24.8     
  SINCE JUL 1    137.6                     111.9   25.7    181.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         8      9       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       168     34      121       
  SINCE MAR 1   1746                      1706     40     1535       
  SINCE JUL 1   6511                      6647   -136     6636       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         9     -5       29       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        14    -10       35       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        14    -10       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  15 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   539 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   538 AM EDT   SUNSET   825 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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MINUTES OF SUNSHINE   136
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