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CLIHAR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA                            
536 PM EST FRI FEB 28 2003

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...THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2003...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         33    521 PM  68    1976  45    -12       38       
  MINIMUM         26    649 AM  -1    1934  28     -2       27       
  AVERAGE         30                        36     -6       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.06          1.15 1917   0.11  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      2.88   1.37     0.39    
  SINCE JUN 1     31.30                     29.96   1.34    17.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.54                      6.06   0.48     2.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            1.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE   28.8                                               
  SINCE DEC 1     51.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     52.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           35                        29      6       32       
  MONTH TO DATE 1066                       901    165      766       
  SINCE DEC 1   3326                      2914    412     2440       
  SINCE JUL 1   4407                      3926    481     3288       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        69      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         7      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2003......SUNRISE   643 AM EST   SUNSET   557 PM EST   
MARCH  1 2003.........SUNRISE   641 AM EST   SUNSET   558 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.