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CLICAR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
439 PM EDT FRI OCT 11 2002

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...THE CARIBOU CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         54    259 PM  72    2001  54      0       72       
  MINIMUM         43    129 AM  21    1993  36      7       46       
                                      1986                          
  AVERAGE         49                        45      4       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.47 1954   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      1.08  -0.44     0.46    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.79                      4.35   0.44     4.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.59                     29.22  -0.63    24.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.7  1956   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                        MM      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           16                        20     -4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       204     -8      160       
  SINCE SEP 1    440                       548   -108      420       
  SINCE JUL 1    613                       709    -96      548       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     41                         9     32       31       
  SINCE JAN 1    225                       191     34      245       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     83          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE CARIBOU CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        76      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        21      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 11 2002.......SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   553 PM EDT   
OCTOBER 12 2002.......SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   551 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.