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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
429 PM EST SUN MAR 16 2003

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...THE CARIBOU CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2003...
VALID TODAY AS OF 400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 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         30    351 PM  48    1971  34     -4       26       
  MINIMUM         10    534 AM  -6    1963  15     -5       15       
  AVERAGE         20                        25     -5       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.06 1953   0.08  -0.08     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      1.28  -0.17     1.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.11                      1.28  -0.17     1.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.58                      6.31  -0.73     5.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          14.5  1953   0.6   -0.6      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE   17.0                      11.1    5.9      3.8     
  SINCE MAR 1     17.0                      11.1    5.9      3.8     
  SINCE JUL 1    107.3                      96.9   10.4     65.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      26                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           45                        40      5       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  854                       700    154      684       
  SINCE MAR 1    854                       700    154      684       
  SINCE JUL 1   8043                      7625    418     6599       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE CARIBOU CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        45      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -12      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2003.........SUNRISE   544 AM EST   SUNSET   539 PM EST   
MARCH 17 2003.........SUNRISE   542 AM EST   SUNSET   540 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.