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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL                                   
539 PM EDT FRI APR 30 2004

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         85    202 PM  94    1971  84      1       78       
  MINIMUM         76    557 AM  51    1916  68      8       72       
  AVERAGE         81                        76      5       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.03          3.05 1964   0.15  -0.12     0.72    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.07                      3.91  -0.84     3.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.28                     12.35  -1.07     9.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0                
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           16                        11      5                
  MONTH TO DATE  277                       277      0                
  SINCE JAN 1    842                       753     89                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94                                                       
 LOWEST     69                                                       
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        97      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        56      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2004.........SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 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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