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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL                                   
312 AM EST THU APR 1 2004

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         84    311 PM  92    2000  81      3       66       
                                      1974                          
  MINIMUM         62    626 AM  46    1971  65     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.76 1990   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      2.80  -2.06     4.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.21                      8.44  -0.23     5.68    
                                                                     
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        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        13    -12        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        13    -12        5       
  SINCE JUL 1    115                       166    -51      180       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         8      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  263                       202     61      400       
  SINCE MAR 1    263                       202     61      400       
  SINCE JAN 1    565                       476     89      655       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     48                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        90      1985                    
                                             1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        44      1839                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2004.........SUNRISE   611 AM EST   SUNSET   638 PM EST   
APRIL  2 2004.........SUNRISE   610 AM EST   SUNSET   638 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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