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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA                           
456 PM EST THU MAR 18 2004

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...THE ATHENS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 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         72    112 PM  87    1921  65      7       62       
  MINIMUM         38    429 AM  23    1967  43     -5       56       
  AVERAGE         55                        54      1               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T                         0.16  -0.16             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      3.03  -2.84             
  SINCE MAR 1      0.19                      3.03  -2.84             
  SINCE JAN 1      6.99                     12.11  -5.12             
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           10                        11     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       231    -93      197       
  SINCE MAR 1    138                       231    -93      197       
  SINCE JUL 1   2544                      2560    -16     2693       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         0     13        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                         0     13        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                         1     12        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76                                                       
 LOWEST     37                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE ATHENS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        19      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   644 PM EST   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   644 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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