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CDUS43 KPAH 180638
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
133 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2006

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...THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         76    404 PM  93    1962  77     -1       75       
  MINIMUM         53    535 AM  44    1973  55     -2       45       
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.92 2002   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.33                      2.65   1.68     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.25                     11.87   1.38     9.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.25                     19.27   2.98    16.16    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        57      2       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    704                       843   -139      889       
  SINCE JUL 1   3781                      4240   -459     3721       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        45    -42       50       
  SINCE MAR 1     96                        83     13       64       
  SINCE JAN 1     96                        83     13       65       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  66 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        39      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2006...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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: 72  MIN: 68
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 63  MIN: 60

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 5/17/2006 *****

HIGH: 78  LOW: 49  PRECIPITATION: 0.01 INCHES                                       

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