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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
131 AM EDT FRI SEP 6 2002

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...THE CARIBOU CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    344 PM  86    1983  68     -4       61       
  MINIMUM         51   1017 PM  32    1963  47      4       40       
  AVERAGE         58                        58      0       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.75 1939   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      0.60   0.75     0.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.35                      0.60   0.75     0.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.15                     25.47  -0.32    20.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         8     -1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        37    -19       47       
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        37    -19       47       
  SINCE JUL 1    191                       198     -7      175       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         5     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                         5     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    186                       187     -1      214       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE CARIBOU CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        86      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        34      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  6 2002.....SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   702 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  7 2002.....SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   700 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.