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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA                           
459 PM EDT MON APR 8 2002

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...THE ATHENS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1899 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         75    240 PM  88    1919  71      4       83       
  MINIMUM         50    516 AM  31    1886  47      3       60       
  AVERAGE         63                        59      4               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.12  -0.12             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.00  -1.00             
  SINCE MAR 1      6.53                      5.99   0.54             
  SINCE JAN 1     13.29                     15.07  -1.78             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            2                         7     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        63    -12       51       
  SINCE MAR 1    384                       422    -38      482       
  SINCE JUL 1   2366                      2806   -440     2932       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         8     -6       14       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        16      4       14       
  SINCE JAN 1     23                        17      6       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     46                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE ATHENS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        32      2000                    
                                             1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2002.........SUNRISE   712 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT   
APRIL  9 2002.........SUNRISE   710 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.