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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL                                   
537 PM EST FRI APR 5 2002

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         85    157 PM  91    1977  81      4       81       
  MINIMUM         70    658 AM  44    1987  65      5       67       
  AVERAGE         78                        73      5       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.00 1950   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      0.55   0.65     1.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.13                      8.99  -0.86     7.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                        MM     MM                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        MM     MM                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           13                         8      5                
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        40     22                
  SINCE JAN 1    705                       540    165                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        91      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2002.........SUNRISE   608 AM EST   SUNSET   639 PM EST   
APRIL  6 2002.........SUNRISE   607 AM EST   SUNSET   640 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.