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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
431 PM EST WED FEB 13 2002

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...THE CARIBOU CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         25    549 AM  42    1984  22      3       24       
  MINIMUM          8    105 PM -22    1975   2      6        4       
  AVERAGE         17                        12      5       14      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.71 1985   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.99  -0.06     1.87    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.65                      7.15  -3.50     6.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.66                      3.96  -1.30     2.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.2           7.0  1994   0.7   -0.5       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   14.0                       9.3    4.7     18.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     44.2                      60.9  -16.7     65.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.1                      75.7  -23.6     81.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      23                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           48                        54     -6       51       
  MONTH TO DATE  756                       719     37      659       
  SINCE DEC 1   3474                      4014   -540     3855       
  SINCE JUL 1   5299                      6238   -939     5934       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE CARIBOU CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        42      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -25      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 13 2002......SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   454 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 14 2002......SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   455 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.