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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY                               
151 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1951 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    133 PM  86    1962  66    -11       75       
  MINIMUM         38    534 AM  25    1956  47     -9       44       
  AVERAGE         47                        57    -10       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.89 1970   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      1.91  -1.54     2.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.32                      8.37  -0.05     7.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.55                     13.41   1.14    10.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1973   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     24.1                      19.1    5.0     14.6     
  SINCE JUL 1    106.5                      81.0   25.5    106.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                         9      9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       195     50      133       
  SINCE MAR 1   1854                      1809     45     1638       
  SINCE JUL 1   6934                      7050   -116     7045       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         9     -5       23       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        14    -10       25       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        14    -10       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE BINGHAMTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        87      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        32      2002                    
                                             1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   821 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   539 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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