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CDUS43 KPAH 060634
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
130 AM CDT MON APR 6 2009


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...THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71   1059 AM  85    1988  65      6       61       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  28    2000  43      1       37       
                                      1944                          
  AVERAGE         58                        54      4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.46 1997   0.16  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      0.77   0.11     4.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.62                      5.04  -1.42    13.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.25                     12.44  -2.19    22.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1971    MM     MM      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.2   -1.2      1.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.7                      10.1   -6.4      5.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        11     -4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        58     -4       70       
  SINCE MAR 1    473                       588   -115      586       
  SINCE JUL 1   3820                      3985   -165     3784       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         9     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         9     -2        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        83      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        27      2007                    
                                             1982                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2009.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2009.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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: 59  MIN: 56
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 54  MIN: 53

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 4/5/2009 *****

HIGH: 71  LOW: 42  PRECIPITATION: 0.06

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