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CDUS43 KPAH 090643
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
141 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008


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...THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         75    236 PM  90    1986  75      0       86       
                                      1940                          
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  36    1944  52      6       63       
  AVERAGE         67                        63      4       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.37 1945   0.16  -0.05     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      1.28  -0.38     1.01    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.27                     10.50   6.77     6.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.56                     17.90   7.66    16.02    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        33     -7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    825                       819      6      611       
  SINCE JUL 1   4023                      4216   -193     3863       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        16     -3       53       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        54    -26      136       
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        54    -24      136       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  34 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        88      1986                    
                                             1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1960                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2008...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2008...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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: 71  MIN: 68
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 65  MIN: 63

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 5/8/2008 *****

HIGH: 72  LOW: 56  PRECIPITATION: 0.15 INCHES

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