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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE, TN                               
143 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

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...THE NASHVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 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         81    301 PM  94    1962  77      4       87       
  MINIMUM         57    319 AM  38    1997  57      0       67       
  AVERAGE         69                        67      2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.17  -0.16             
  MONTH TO DATE    2.64                      2.58   0.06             
  SINCE MAR 1     16.35                     11.38   4.97             
  SINCE JAN 1     23.27                     19.04   4.23             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                      MM     MM                
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM                
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                      MM     MM                
  SINCE JUL 1      5.5                      MM     MM                
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        41     -6        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    683                       703    -20      728       
  SINCE JUL 1   3261                      3711   -450     3923       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        49      9       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    151                        95     56      173       
  SINCE JAN 1    154                        95     59      173       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  48 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE NASHVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        42      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2002...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2002...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.