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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY                                  
138 AM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012

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...THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1981 TO 2012

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         84    327 PM  88    1986  72     12       77       
  MINIMUM         60    511 AM  33    2008  51      9       47       
  AVERAGE         72                        61     11       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          1.59 2005   0.13   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      3.83  -1.16    10.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.74                      7.95  -1.21    14.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.50                     15.45   0.05    21.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      4.5                       3.9    0.6      1.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.2                      23.5   -9.3     37.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  246                       269    -23      185       
  SINCE MAR 1    480                       821   -341      725       
  SINCE JUL 1   3301                      4144   -843     4263       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        39    -11       55       
  SINCE MAR 1     90                        46     44       65       
  SINCE JAN 1     90                        46     44       65       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        41      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   637 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 PM EDT   
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   636 AM EDT   SUNSET   825 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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CARICO