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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA                           
450 PM EDT THU AUG 15 2002

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...THE ATHENS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         93    149 PM 103    1918  88      5       89       
  MINIMUM         71    700 AM  62    1979  69      2       68       
  AVERAGE         82                        79      3               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.12  -0.12             
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.86  -1.86             
  SINCE JUN 1      7.03                     10.21  -3.18             
  SINCE JAN 1     25.14                     31.49  -6.35             
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY           17                        14      3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  235                       221     14      213       
  SINCE JUN 1   1045                      1043      2      947       
  SINCE JAN 1   1306                      1262     44     1187       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     50                                                       
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE ATHENS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       103      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        59      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2002........SUNRISE   655 AM EDT   SUNSET   820 PM EDT   
AUGUST 16 2002........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.