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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ                              
239 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1911 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         68    236 PM  89    1998  71     -3       77       
  MINIMUM         47   1153 PM  37    1939  48     -1       60       
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.51 1942   0.15   0.03     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      2.26  -2.01     1.54    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.56                      9.31   1.25     7.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.66                     15.56   3.10    12.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      7.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     42.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       135     19       62       
  SINCE MAR 1   1451                      1402     49     1204       
  SINCE JUL 1   5581                      5734   -153     5504       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        16     -9       56       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        22     -9       57       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        22     -9       57       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE ALLENTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 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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