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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY                               
228 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE LEXINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 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         63    445 PM  91    1962  74    -11       74       
  MINIMUM         41    558 AM  33    1997  54    -13       59       
  AVERAGE         52                        64    -12       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1946   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      2.38  -1.52     2.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.82                     10.46  -2.64    10.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.32                     17.07  -2.75    15.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.8                       2.7    0.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      5.8                      15.7   -9.9      8.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         4      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  115                        83     32       53       
  SINCE MAR 1   1125                      1031     94      883       
  SINCE JUL 1   4265                      4664   -399     4485       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        25      3       65       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        44     -6       79       
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        44     -6       79       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LEXINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        38      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   844 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   845 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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