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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL                                   
311 AM EST TUE MAR 16 2004

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1839 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         81   1204 PM  89    1965  79      2       86       
  MINIMUM         71   1214 AM  41    1993  63      8       71       
  AVERAGE         76                        71      5       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.11 1974   0.09  -0.09     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      1.30  -1.18     1.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.59                      6.94   0.65     2.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        13    -12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        13    -12        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    115                       166    -51      175       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  127                        89     38      214       
  SINCE MAR 1    127                        89     38      214       
  SINCE JAN 1    429                       363     66      469       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     74                                                       
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        88      1977                    
                                             1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2004.........SUNRISE   628 AM EST   SUNSET   630 PM EST   
MARCH 17 2004.........SUNRISE   627 AM EST   SUNSET   631 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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