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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL                                   
417 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2004

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         78    209 PM  94    1965  82     -4       83       
  MINIMUM         69    505 AM  47    1952  66      3       69       
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.19 1999   0.13  -0.13     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.80                      2.05   0.75     0.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.01                     10.49   0.52     6.21    
                                                                     
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                         1      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        14    -12        8       
  SINCE JUL 1    116                       167    -51      183       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         9      0       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       144    -25      157       
  SINCE MAR 1    382                       346     36      557       
  SINCE JAN 1    684                       620     64      812       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66                                                       
 LOWEST     39                                                       
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        90      1922                    
                                             1839                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2004.........SUNRISE   654 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
APRIL 19 2004.........SUNRISE   653 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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