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CLISYR


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

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...THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         58    425 PM  91    1977  69    -11       80       
  MINIMUM         38    458 AM  30    1983  46     -8       43       
  AVERAGE         48                        58    -10       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1991   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      1.85  -1.62     3.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.33                      8.26  -0.93     8.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.88                     12.98  -1.10    11.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1973   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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  219                       176     43      124       
  SINCE MAR 1   1763                      1714     49     1538       
  SINCE JUL 1   6528                      6655   -127     6639       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        10     -6       29       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        15    -11       35       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        15    -11       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE SYRACUSE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   538 AM EDT   SUNSET   825 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   826 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   506
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