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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
458 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2002

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...THE CARIBOU CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 400 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         53   1057 AM  86    1951  64    -11       75       
  MINIMUM         35    423 AM  28    1944  42     -7       37       
  AVERAGE         44                        53     -9       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.20          1.27 1975   0.11   0.09     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.12                      2.06   1.06     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.03                      7.27   1.76     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.34                     12.30   1.04     8.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                       1.0    2.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     28.9                      30.4   -1.5     39.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     90.1                     116.2  -26.1    131.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           21                        12      9        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  393                       323     70      199       
  SINCE MAR 1   2450                      2389     61     2315       
  SINCE JUL 1   8365                      9395  -1030     9062       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE CARIBOU CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        92      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        31      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2002...........SUNRISE   452 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY 21 2002...........SUNRISE   451 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.