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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA                           
426 AM EDT FRI AUG 2 2002

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...THE ATHENS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1884 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         93    315 PM 102    1921  90      3       85       
  MINIMUM         69    715 AM  56    1997  70     -1       68       
  AVERAGE         81                        80      1               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.03                      8.48  -1.45    15.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.14                     29.76  -4.62    34.74    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        15      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        15      1       12       
  SINCE JUN 1    826                       837    -11      746       
  SINCE JAN 1   1087                      1056     31      986       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    98                                                       
 LOWEST     33                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE ATHENS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        99      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        44      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2002........SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   833 PM EDT   
AUGUST  3 2002........SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   832 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.