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CDUS46 KMFR 020001
CLIMEF

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR                                 
4 PM PST FRI MAR 1 2002

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...THE MEDFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1911 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         50    426 PM  77    1968  56     -6       59       
  MINIMUM         28    655 AM  19    1960  34     -6       22       
  AVERAGE         39                        45     -6       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 1970   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.65                      2.10  -0.45     0.82    
  SINCE SEP 1     12.72                     12.49   0.23     5.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.24                      4.57  -1.33     1.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1      3.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        20      6       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  553                       622    -69      644       
  SINCE DEC 1   2078                      2299   -221     2241       
  SINCE JUL 1   2919                      3358   -439     3358       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 
 
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE MEDFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        73      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        14      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2002.........SUNRISE   647 AM PST   SUNSET   601 PM PST   
MARCH  2 2002.........SUNRISE   645 AM PST   SUNSET   603 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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LOW TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING... 23
HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY......... 55
PRECIPITATION PAST 24 HOURS.... 0.00


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