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CDUS43 KPAH 070629
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
126 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009


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...THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         74    425 PM  90    1943  74      0       79       
  MINIMUM         60    603 AM  35    1968  52      8       49       
  AVERAGE         67                        63      4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.40          2.39 1961   0.16   0.24     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      0.96   0.72     0.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.10                     10.18  -1.08    17.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.73                     17.58  -1.85    25.33    
                                                                     
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      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                         4     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        26     -4       26       
  SINCE MAR 1    692                       812   -120      825       
  SINCE JUL 1   4039                      4209   -170     4023       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        12    -10        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     70                        50     20       22       
  SINCE JAN 1     70                        50     20       24       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  11 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1944                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2009...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2009...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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: 66  MIN: 65
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 63  MIN: 62

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 5/06/2009 *****

HIGH: 74  LOW: 61  PRECIPITATION: 0.09 INCHES
                                         
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