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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
508 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2002

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...THE CARIBOU CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         54    156 PM  82    1949  56     -2       73       
  MINIMUM         31    458 AM  24    1978  35     -4       40       
                                      1974                          
  AVERAGE         43                        45     -2       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01          0.91 1974   0.10  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.10  -0.09      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      5.92                      5.31   0.61     4.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.23                     10.34  -0.11     7.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           1.0  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     25.8                      29.5   -3.7     39.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     87.0                     115.3  -28.3    131.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           22                        20      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        20      2        8       
  SINCE MAR 1   2079                      2086     -7     2124       
  SINCE JUL 1   7994                      9092  -1098     8871       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE CARIBOU CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2002...........SUNRISE   517 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
MAY  2 2002...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.