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CDUS42 KMFL 200736
CLIFLL

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL                                   
330 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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   1152 AM  97    1952  90     -1       87       
  MINIMUM         78   1015 AM  67    1974  76      2       76       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.65          4.44 1976   0.23   0.42     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.56                      3.94   2.62     5.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.72                     39.33 -13.61    42.25    
                                                                     
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       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  361                       342     19      355       
  SINCE JUN 1   1537                      1372    165     1460       
  SINCE JAN 1   2843                      2536    307     2918       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94                                                       
 LOWEST     74                                                       
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        96      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        66      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2004........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT   
AUGUST 21 2004........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 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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