CDUS43 KLMK 200821
CLILEX

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY                              
245 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2002

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...THE LEXINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 2002...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         56    222 PM  68    1889  43     13       55       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  -4    1963  27     18       31       
  AVERAGE         51                        35     16       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.48R         1.31 1933   0.13   1.35     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.13                      2.50   0.63     2.51    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.13                      2.50   0.63     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     48.36                     44.38   3.98    38.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1936   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                       0.8    2.8      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.6                       0.8    2.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.6                       1.4    3.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        29    -15       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  589                       509     80      307       
  SINCE DEC 1    589                       509     80      307       
  SINCE JUL 1   1589                      1423    166     1053       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LEXINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        66      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -2      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2002......SUNRISE   750 AM EST   SUNSET   521 PM EST   
DECEMBER 21 2002......SUNRISE   751 AM EST   SUNSET   522 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.