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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL                                   
422 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         81   1241 PM  92    1956  85     -4       86       
                                      1948                          
                                      1914                          
  MINIMUM         73    602 AM  52    1921  70      3       78       
  AVERAGE         77                        77      0       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.84 1981   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
                                      1925                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.09  -0.51     0.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.86                     13.44  -1.58     9.41    
                                                                     
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    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        14    -12        8       
  SINCE JUL 1    116                       167    -51      183       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        12      0       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        82      8      108       
  SINCE MAR 1    630                       561     69      823       
  SINCE JAN 1    932                       835     97     1078       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64                                                       
 LOWEST     51                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        93      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        54      1992                    
                                             1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2004...........SUNRISE   638 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2004...........SUNRISE   638 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 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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