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CDUS42 KMFL 190739
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL                                   
333 AM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         89   1029 AM  98    1921  90     -1       89       
  MINIMUM         79    552 AM  69    1956  76      3       79       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.56 1981   0.22  -0.22      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.91                      3.71   2.20     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.07                     39.10 -14.03    42.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 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 JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        18      1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       324     18      338       
  SINCE JUN 1   1518                      1354    164     1443       
  SINCE JAN 1   2824                      2518    306     2901       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94                                                       
 LOWEST     72                                                       
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        97      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        67      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2004........SUNRISE   655 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
AUGUST 20 2004........SUNRISE   656 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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