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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
415 PM EST MON FEB 23 2004

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...THE CARIBOU CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         29    142 PM  52    1981  26      3       24       
  MINIMUM         17    318 AM -25    1972   5     12       16       
  AVERAGE         23                        16      7       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.59 1955   0.07  -0.07     0.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      1.69  -1.03     3.77    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.18                      7.85  -0.67     7.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.10                      4.66  -2.56     4.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           6.4  1950   0.7   -0.7      3.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.9                      17.2   -5.3     39.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     78.9                      69.4    9.5     69.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     90.6                      82.3    8.3     90.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           42                        50     -8       45       
  MONTH TO DATE 1158                      1223    -65     1298       
  SINCE DEC 1   4399                      4447    -48     4612       
  SINCE JUL 1   6365                      6682   -317     6879       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE CARIBOU CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        49      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -22      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2004......SUNRISE   624 AM EST   SUNSET   508 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 24 2004......SUNRISE   622 AM EST   SUNSET   509 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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