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CDUS43 KPAH 090633
CLIPAH

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
128 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009


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...THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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    350 PM  90    1986  75      1       75       
                                      1940                          
  MINIMUM         61    444 AM  36    1944  52      9       58       
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.83          1.37 1945   0.16   0.67     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.51                      1.28   1.23     0.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.93                     10.50  -0.57    17.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.56                     17.90  -1.34    25.56    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        33    -11       26       
  SINCE MAR 1    692                       819   -127      825       
  SINCE JUL 1   4039                      4216   -177     4023       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        16     -1       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     83                        54     29       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     83                        54     29       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  11 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        88      2007                    
                                             1986                    
                                             1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2009...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2009...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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: 69  MIN: 68
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 66  MIN: 64

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 5/08/2009 *****

HIGH: 76  LOW: 60  PRECIPITATION: .56
                                         


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