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CDUS43 KPAH 200641
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
1231 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008


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...THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         65    736 AM  67    1939  45     20       54       
  MINIMUM         33   1152 PM   3    1963  27      6       33       
  AVERAGE         49                        36     13       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          1.32 1957   0.14   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.30                      2.83   0.47     6.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.30                      2.83   0.47     6.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.23                     47.69   3.54    42.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1973   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       0.3    0.5      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.8                       0.3    0.5      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       0.5    0.3      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        29    -13       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  534                       496     38      479       
  SINCE DEC 1    534                       496     38      479       
  SINCE JUL 1   1371                      1306     65     1185       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1508                      1471     37     1958       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        68      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         4      1989                    
                                             1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2008......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  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: 48  MIN: 41
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 44  MIN: 39

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 12/19/2008 *****

HIGH: 61  LOW: 34  PRECIPITATION: 0.21

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