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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
526 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2003

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...THE CARIBOU CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2003...
VALID TODAY AS OF 500 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         47   1117 AM  65    1987  46      1       43       
  MINIMUM         36    301 AM  13    1981  29      7       33       
  AVERAGE         42                        38      4       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.03          0.69 1974   0.09  -0.06     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      1.27  -1.03     1.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.75                      3.84  -1.09     4.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.22                      8.87  -1.65     8.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           1.7  1948   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.7                       6.1   -2.4      3.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     27.0                      25.8    1.2     24.6     
  SINCE JUL 1    117.3                     111.6    5.7     85.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           23                        27     -4       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  579                       455    124      414       
  SINCE MAR 1   1935                      1709    226     1674       
  SINCE JUL 1   9124                      8634    490     7589       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE CARIBOU CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        68      2002                    
                                             1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        11      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2003.........SUNRISE   545 AM EDT   SUNSET   720 PM EDT   
APRIL 16 2003.........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   721 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.