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CDUS43 KPAH 010629
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
127 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009


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...THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         76   1137 AM  88    2007  73      3       78       
  MINIMUM         63   1132 PM  35    1969  50     13       39       
  AVERAGE         70                        61      9       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.22          2.14 1983   0.16   1.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.68                      4.95  -0.27     6.77    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.42                      9.22  -1.80    16.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.05                     16.62  -2.57    24.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2006   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1990                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.3   -1.3      1.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.7                      10.2   -6.5      5.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  251                       256     -5      283       
  SINCE MAR 1    670                       786   -116      799       
  SINCE JUL 1   4017                      4183   -166     3997       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        32     29       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        38     30       15       
  SINCE JAN 1     68                        38     30       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   7 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1963                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2009...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2009...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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: 65  MIN: 63

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 4/30/2009 *****

HIGH: 74  LOW: 62  PRECIPITATION: 0.43

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