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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ                              
228 AM EDT WED APR 17 2002

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...THE PHILADELPHIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 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         90R       MM  88    1976  62     28       57        
  MINIMUM         62        MM  27    1943  44     18       46        
  AVERAGE         76                        53     23       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.43 1986   0.11  -0.11     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      1.85  -1.44     1.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.44                      5.66  -1.22     6.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.42                     11.92  -4.50    12.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      4.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       230    -61      189       
  SINCE MAR 1    763                       906   -143      923       
  SINCE JUL 1   3482                      4458   -976     4613       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         0     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                         0     26        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                         0     26        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                         0     26        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE PHILADELPHIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        92      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2002.........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   741 PM EDT   
APRIL 18 2002.........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.