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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT                           
843 AM MST MON MAR 18 2002

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...THE SALT LAKE CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         35    359 PM  68    1972  53    -18       47       
  MINIMUM         22   1122 PM  18    1942  34    -12       32       
  AVERAGE         29                        44    -15       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.76*         0.61 1968   0.06   0.70      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      1.01   0.74     1.06    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.94                      7.91   1.03     7.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.24                      3.71  -0.47     3.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        8.4 *         6.3  1968  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.2                      MM     MM        5.3     
  SINCE OCT 1     69.7                      MM     MM       54.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     69.7                      MM     MM       54.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        23     13       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  518                       425     93      389       
  SINCE MAR 1    518                       425     93      389       
  SINCE JUL 1   4947                      4741    206     4946       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  51 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE SALT LAKE CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        72      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        12      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2002.........SUNRISE   635 AM MST   SUNSET   638 PM MST   
MARCH 19 2002.........SUNRISE   633 AM MST   SUNSET   639 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.