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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH                                
128 AM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004

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...THE CLEVELAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 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         70   1151 AM  88    1942  63      7       80       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  28    1876  43      2       52       
  AVERAGE         58                        53      5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31                      0.11   0.20     0.58    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.11   0.20     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.87                      6.42   2.45     5.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.32                     11.19   1.13    10.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     21.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     91.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        12     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        12     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1   1243                      1393   -150     1299       
  SINCE JUL 1   5588                      5923   -335     6001       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         9      0       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         9      0       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  14 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE CLEVELAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2004...........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   826 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   828 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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