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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA                            
524 PM EST MON MAR 8 2004

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...THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 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         45    147 PM  84    2000  48     -3       48       
  MINIMUM         38    736 AM   9    1989  30      8       18       
  AVERAGE         42                        39      3       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.94 1892   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      0.90  -0.02     1.00    
  SINCE JUN 1     41.02                     30.86  10.16    32.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.22                      6.96  -1.74     7.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     28.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           23                        26     -3       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       217    -81      275       
  SINCE MAR 1    136                       217    -81      275       
  SINCE JUL 1   4263                      4143    120     4683       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE HARRISBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        78      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2004.........SUNRISE   629 AM EST   SUNSET   607 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   628 AM EST   SUNSET   608 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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