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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
124 AM EDT SUN MAY 16 2004

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...THE BANGOR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1925 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         85R   158 PM  78    1954  65     20       57       
  MINIMUM         46    441 AM  27    1947  43      3       37       
  AVERAGE         66                        54     12       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          1.55 1948   0.11   0.23      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.90                      1.64   0.26     1.77    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.12                      8.40  -1.28     7.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.48                     14.28  -4.80    11.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.6                      15.7   -3.1     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     60.7                      67.0   -6.3     62.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       201    -45      236       
  SINCE MAR 1   1835                      1914    -79     2153       
  SINCE JUL 1   7445                      7469    -24     8228       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BANGOR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        94      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      1939                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2004...........SUNRISE   505 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   504 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 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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