000 CDUS43 KLMK 230753 CLILEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 245 AM EST THU DEC 23 2004 ................................... ...THE LEXINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 2004... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 45 432 AM 64 1941 43 2 51 MINIMUM 31 1159 PM -19 1989 27 4 33 AVERAGE 38 35 3 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.83 2.08 1921 0.13 0.70 T MONTH TO DATE 2.61 2.89 -0.28 2.66 SINCE DEC 1 2.61 2.89 -0.28 2.66 SINCE JAN 1 61.68 44.77 16.91 52.14 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1962 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.3 1.1 -0.8 3.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.3 1.1 -0.8 3.5 SINCE JUL 1 0.3 1.7 -1.4 3.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 30 -3 23 MONTH TO DATE 593 598 -5 667 SINCE DEC 1 593 598 -5 667 SINCE JUL 1 1298 1512 -214 1459 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 995 1154 -159 967 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FREEZING RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 92 500 AM AVERAGE 96 .......................................................... THE LEXINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 68 1970 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -11 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE 752 AM EST SUNSET 523 PM EST DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE 752 AM EST SUNSET 524 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$