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CDUS43 KPAH 170635
CLIPAH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
132 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009


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...THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         75   1205 AM  91    2001  77     -2       69       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  36    1997  55     -1       52       
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          3.50 1948   0.15  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.17                      2.50   0.67     2.51    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.59                     11.72  -1.13    18.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.22                     19.12  -1.90    27.17    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        55    -26       62       
  SINCE MAR 1    699                       841   -142      861       
  SINCE JUL 1   4046                      4238   -192     4059       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        41     -1       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    108                        79     29       28       
  SINCE JAN 1    108                        79     29       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  12 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1962                    
                                             1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        41      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2009...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2009...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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: 73  MIN: 71
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 69  MIN: 67

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 5/16/2009 *****

HIGH: 71  LOW: 53  PRECIPITATION: 0.18 INCHES
                                         

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