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CDUS43 KPAH 040631
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
127 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2006

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...THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2006...

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         83    115 PM  88    1951  73     10       64       
  MINIMUM         52    411 AM  37    2005  51      1       37       
                                      1971                          
  AVERAGE         68                        62      6       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.02          2.44 1979   0.16   0.86     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      0.48   1.83     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.23                      9.70   1.53     8.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.23                     17.10   3.13    15.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.3   -1.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      9.0                      10.2   -1.2     14.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        14    -13       44       
  SINCE MAR 1    646                       800   -154      841       
  SINCE JUL 1   3723                      4197   -474     3673       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         6     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     96                        44     52       14       
  SINCE JAN 1     96                        44     52       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        88      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. 
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***** agricultural data *****

soil temperatures at a depth of four inches

under bare soil...   max... 73   min... 71

under grass.......   max... 64   min... 62                                         


***** data for cape girardeau for 5/3/2006


high... 81   low... 52   precipitation... 0.88

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