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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY                               
128 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2004

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 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         49    218 PM  75    1924  47      2       40       
  MINIMUM         25    620 AM   3    1901  29     -4       27       
  AVERAGE         37                        38     -1       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.59 1990   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.71                      2.88  -0.17     2.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.71                      2.88  -0.17     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.58                     49.45   3.13    51.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1932   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                        MM     MM        0.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        MM     MM        0.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.2   -0.2      0.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        27      1       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  406                       425    -19      442       
  SINCE DEC 1    406                       425    -19      442       
  SINCE JUL 1    945                      1245   -300     1101       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1299                      1413   -114     1188       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        68      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2004......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   431 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2004......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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