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CDUS42 KMFL 140812
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL                                   
308 AM EST THU MAR 14 2002

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 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         86    329 PM  91    2001  79      7       91       
                                      1964                          
  MINIMUM         71    447 AM  43    1959  63      8       74       
  AVERAGE         79                        71      8       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.00        0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.12  -0.20     0.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.61                      6.76  -0.15     2.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                         0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                                         9       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                                         9       
  SINCE JUL 1     93                                       208       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                                        18       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                        73     27       93       
  SINCE MAR 1    100                        73     27       93       
  SINCE JAN 1    431                       371     60      411       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        89      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        40      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2002.........SUNRISE   631 AM EST   SUNSET   629 PM EST   
MARCH 15 2002.........SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   629 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.