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CDUS43 KPAH 010632
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
131 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2008


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...THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78    411 PM  87    1986  73      5       88       
                                      1942                          
  MINIMUM         39    436 AM  35    1969  50    -11       56       
  AVERAGE         59                        61     -2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.14 1983   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.77                      4.95   1.82     2.89    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.37                      9.22   7.15     5.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.66                     16.62   8.04    15.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2006   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1990                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.9                       1.3    0.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      5.4                      10.2   -4.8      2.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  283                       256     27      311       
  SINCE MAR 1    799                       786     13      611       
  SINCE JUL 1   3997                      4183   -186     3863       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        32    -17       35       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        38    -23       83       
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        38    -21       83       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1963                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2008...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2008...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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: 67  MIN: 60
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 60  MIN: 58

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 4/30/2008 *****

HIGH: 77  LOW: 41  PRECIPITATION: 0.00 INCHES

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