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CDUS45 KLAS 040846
CLILAS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV                               
1245 AM PST THU MAR 4 2004

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...THE LAS VEGAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         62    508 PM  85    1972  66     -4       60       
  MINIMUM         45    621 AM  23    1971  44      1       37       
  AVERAGE         54                        55     -1       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.28 1961   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.08   0.15     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.23                      0.08   0.15     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.70                      1.36   0.34     2.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      1.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        31     13       53       
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        31     13       53       
  SINCE JUL 1   1940                      1937      3     1571       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE LAS VEGAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        84      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2004.........SUNRISE   606 AM PST   SUNSET   539 PM PST   
MARCH  5 2004.........SUNRISE   605 AM PST   SUNSET   540 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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