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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI                          
522 PM EST THU MAR 13 2003

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...THE DETROIT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 2003...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 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         35    359 PM  73    1990  44     -9       62       
  MINIMUM         21    934 AM   5    1896  28     -7       35       
  AVERAGE         28                        36     -8       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.11          1.58 1918   0.08   0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      0.98  -0.45     1.10    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.52                     25.25  -8.73    29.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.61                      4.77  -3.16     6.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            2.0           2.6    MM   0.2    1.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.6                       3.4    4.2      2.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.6                       3.4    4.2      2.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     55.4                      38.7   16.7     28.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           37                        30      7       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  543                       414    129      407       
  SINCE MAR 1    543                       414    129      407       
  SINCE JUL 1   5484                      5158    326     4224       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE DETROIT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        77      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2003.........SUNRISE   649 AM EST   SUNSET   637 PM EST   
MARCH 14 2003.........SUNRISE   648 AM EST   SUNSET   638 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.