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CLIHAR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA                            
208 AM EDT SAT AUG 24 2002

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...THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 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         79    332 PM  97    1968  83     -4       76       
  MINIMUM         73    742 AM  50    1981  63     10       67       
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          4.66 1933   0.11  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.61                      2.34  -0.73     3.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.26                      9.54  -4.28     7.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.30                     27.09  -5.79    18.59    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      5                        15    -10       17       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  351                       225    126      292       
  SINCE JUN 1    995                       748    247      802       
  SINCE JAN 1   1075                       803    272      846       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        49      1952                    
                                             1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2002........SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
AUGUST 25 2002........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.