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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
437 PM EDT FRI SEP 20 2002

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...THE LEXINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 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         87    202 PM  96    1940  77     10       74       
  MINIMUM         73    725 AM  40    1896  57     16       57       
  AVERAGE         80                        67     13       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             3.08 1954   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.32                      2.14  -0.82     2.28    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.32                      2.14  -0.82     MM      
  SINCE JAN 1     29.60                     34.77  -5.17     MM      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        20    -20       11       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        20    -20       MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        23    -23       MM       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           15                         4     11        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       115    111      115       
  SINCE SEP 1    226                       115    111       MM       
  SINCE JAN 1   1495                      1099    396       MM       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LEXINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2002.....SUNRISE   724 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2002.....SUNRISE   725 AM EDT   SUNSET   737 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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