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CDUS43 KPAH 080631
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
129 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008


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...THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         76   1230 PM  90    1940  74      2       85       
  MINIMUM         61    435 AM  32    1944  52      9       55       
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.59 1984   0.16  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      1.12  -0.33     0.90    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.16                     10.34   6.82     6.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.45                     17.74   7.71    15.91    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        30     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    825                       816      9      611       
  SINCE JUL 1   4023                      4213   -190     3863       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        14     -3       43       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        52    -26      126       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        52    -24      126       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   6 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        90      1986                    
                                             1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      1944                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2008...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2008...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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: 70  MIN: 67
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 63  MIN: 63

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 5/7/2008 *****

HIGH: 74  LOW: 61  PRECIPITATION: 0.29 INCHES

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