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CDUS43 KPAH 130642
CLIPAH

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY                                  
132 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2002

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...THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1949 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         92    321 PM 100    1999  88      4       88       
  MINIMUM         72    606 AM  52    1967  66      6       72       
  AVERAGE         82                        77      5       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.56 1993   0.09  -0.07     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      1.22  -1.18     2.03    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.03                     10.18  -7.15    11.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.23                     31.55   1.68    26.94    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         7     -7        8       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       157     35      187       
  SINCE JUN 1   1105                       890    215      901       
  SINCE JAN 1   1296                      1047    249     1143       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  44 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE PADUCAH ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        99      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2002........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
AUGUST 14 2002........SUNRISE   611 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. 

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***** AGRICULTURAL DATA *****

SOIL TEMPERATURES AT A DEPTH OF FOUR INCHES

UNDER BARE GROUND...  MAX: 90  MIN: 86
UNDER GRASS.........  MAX: 80  MIN: 76

***** DATA FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI FOR 8/12/2002 *****

HIGH: 90  LOW: 71  PRECIPITATION: TRACE