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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL                                   
311 AM EST THU MAR 18 2004

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         83    351 PM  90    1953  79      4       86       
                                      1921                          
  MINIMUM         68    726 AM  42    1952  63      5       66       
  AVERAGE         76                        71      5       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1959   0.09  -0.09     0.73    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      1.48  -1.36     1.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.59                      7.12   0.47     3.43    
                                                                     
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                         7      4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       102     50      236       
  SINCE MAR 1    152                       102     50      236       
  SINCE JAN 1    454                       376     78      491       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     55                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        90      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        38      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   626 AM EST   SUNSET   631 PM EST   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   625 AM EST   SUNSET   632 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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