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CLIHAR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA                            
112 AM EST THU MAR 20 2003

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...THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 2003...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         51   1244 AM  76    1918  52     -1       46       
                                      1898                          
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM   8    1993  33      2       35       
  AVERAGE         43                        43      0       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.20 1975   0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      2.22  -1.00     2.57    
  SINCE JUN 1     32.52                     32.18   0.34    19.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.76                      8.28  -0.52     5.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     54.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        22      0       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  562                       481     81      435       
  SINCE MAR 1    562                       481     81      435       
  SINCE JUL 1   4970                      4407    563     3723       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        81      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        15      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2003.........SUNRISE   611 AM EST   SUNSET   619 PM EST   
MARCH 21 2003.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   620 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.