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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
1238 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2002

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...THE CARIBOU CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         31    204 PM  45    1990  22      9       28       
  MINIMUM         22    918 PM -22    1943   5     17       14       
  AVERAGE         27                        14     13       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.70 1990   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.65                      2.39   0.26     0.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.65                      2.39   0.26     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.80                     36.64   0.16    29.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.4  1964   0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.1                      18.0   -3.9      4.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.1                      18.0   -3.9      4.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     35.1                      30.9    4.2     12.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        51    -13       44       
  MONTH TO DATE 1068                      1084    -16      841       
  SINCE DEC 1   1068                      1084    -16      841       
  SINCE JUL 1   3335                      3319     16     2666       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    225                       191     34      245       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE CARIBOU CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        45      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -18      1989                    
                                             1970                    
                                             1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2002......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   348 PM EST   
DECEMBER 25 2002......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   348 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.