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CDUS43 KPAH 030631
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
128 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008


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...THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         72    518 PM  90    1952  73     -1       70       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  35    1961  51     11       62       
                                      1960                          
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.65          4.05 1983   0.16   0.49     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      0.32   0.33     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.02                      9.54   7.48     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.31                     16.94   8.37    15.42    
                                                                     
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      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        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    799                       796      3      611       
  SINCE JUL 1   3997                      4193   -196     3863       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         4      3       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        42    -20       94       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        42    -18       94       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      2005                    
                                             1971                    
                                             1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2008...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2008...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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: 66
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 60  MIN: 58

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 5/2/2008 *****

HIGH: 74  LOW: 53  PRECIPITATION: 0.00 INCHES

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