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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY                                  
130 AM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012

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...THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         74    522 PM  85    1982  73      1       62       
  MINIMUM         61    633 AM  34    2011  52      9       34       
  AVERAGE         68                        62      6       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.82          1.21 2003   0.16   0.66     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.84                      0.78   1.06     1.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.58                      8.73  -0.15    16.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.34                     16.23   1.11    23.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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                         4     -4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        24    -24       44       
  SINCE MAR 1    480                       845   -365      769       
  SINCE JUL 1   3301                      4168   -867     4307       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        10     28        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    128                        56     72       68       
  SINCE JAN 1    128                        56     72       68       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        37      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   828 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2012...........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   829 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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JJ