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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA                            
543 PM EST SUN DEC 8 2002

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...THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         40    400 PM  68    1980  44     -4       42       
  MINIMUM         12R       MM  15    1906  30    -18       36        
  AVERAGE         26                        37    -11       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.25 1917   0.11  -0.11     0.54    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.88  -0.25     0.60    
  SINCE JUN 1     20.79                     21.56  -0.77    13.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.83                     39.11  -2.28    24.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    6.5                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      6.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           39                        28     11       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  312                       217     95      124       
  SINCE DEC 1    312                       217     95      124       
  SINCE JUL 1   1393                      1229    164      972       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1297                       955    342     1027       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        68      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         7      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2002......SUNRISE   717 AM EST   SUNSET   441 PM EST   
DECEMBER  9 2002......SUNRISE   718 AM EST   SUNSET   441 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.