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CDUS43 KPAH 170638
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
130 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

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...THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         68    421 PM  91    2001  77     -9       70       
  MINIMUM         49    509 AM  36    1997  55     -6       44       
  AVERAGE         59                        66     -7       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.80          1.78 1990   0.15   0.65     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.33                      2.50   1.83     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.25                     11.72   1.53     9.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.25                     19.12   3.13    16.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        6                         2      4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        55      4       87       
  SINCE MAR 1    704                       841   -137      884       
  SINCE JUL 1   3781                      4238   -457     3716       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        41    -38       50       
  SINCE MAR 1     96                        79     17       64       
  SINCE JAN 1     96                        79     17       65       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        44      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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 GROUND...  MAX: 68  MIN: 66
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 61  MIN: 57

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 5/16/2006 *****

HIGH: 70  LOW: 47  PRECIPITATION: 0.02                                          

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