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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
1227 AM EST THU MAR 28 2002

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...THE CARIBOU CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 2002...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         38    431 PM  66    1990  38      0       29       
  MINIMUM         27    317 AM  -2    1955  20      7       11       
  AVERAGE         33                        29      4       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.85          0.99 1978   0.09   0.76      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.76                      2.23   0.53     1.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.76                      2.23   0.53     1.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.07                      7.26  -0.19     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        7.7 R         6.9  1955   0.5    7.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   23.5                      17.3    6.2      9.8     
  SINCE MAR 1     23.5                      17.3    6.2      9.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     84.7                     103.1  -18.4    102.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        35     -3       45       
  MONTH TO DATE 1152                      1115     37     1131       
  SINCE MAR 1   1152                      1115     37     1131       
  SINCE JUL 1   7067                      8121  -1054     7878       
                                                                     
 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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE CARIBOU CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        64      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -7      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2002.........SUNRISE   520 AM EST   SUNSET   556 PM EST   
MARCH 29 2002.........SUNRISE   518 AM EST   SUNSET   557 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.