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CLIHAR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA                            
518 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2002

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...THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 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         76    300 PM  90    1944  71      5       77       
  MINIMUM         55        MM  36    1907  50      5       58        
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.22          1.56 1974   0.15   0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      1.70  -0.02     0.01    
  SINCE JUN 1     27.68                     38.55 -10.87    35.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.41                     14.65  -1.24     9.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     10.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        84    -13       29       
  SINCE MAR 1   1113                      1224   -111     1257       
  SINCE JUL 1   4401                      5275   -874     5434       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            1                         1      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        11     -6       34       
  SINCE MAR 1     47                        12     35       39       
  SINCE JAN 1     47                        12     35       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        36      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2002...........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT   
MAY 13 2002...........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.