000 CDUS43 KLMK 240636 CLILEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 130 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2004 ................................... ...THE LEXINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 31 445 AM 68 1970 42 -11 51 MINIMUM 14 1159 PM -11 1989 27 -13 33 AVERAGE 23 34 -11 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.68 1.02 1921 0.13 0.55 0.66 MONTH TO DATE 3.29 3.02 0.27 3.32 SINCE DEC 1 3.29 3.02 0.27 3.32 SINCE JAN 1 62.36 44.90 17.46 52.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.3 1963 0.1 -0.1 0.4 MONTH TO DATE 0.3 1.2 -0.9 3.9 SINCE DEC 1 0.3 1.2 -0.9 3.9 SINCE JUL 1 0.3 1.8 -1.5 3.9 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 30 12 23 MONTH TO DATE 635 628 7 690 SINCE DEC 1 635 628 7 690 SINCE JUL 1 1340 1542 -202 1482 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FREEZING RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 73 1100 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE LEXINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 68 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -10 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE 752 AM EST SUNSET 524 PM EST DECEMBER 25 2004......SUNRISE 753 AM EST SUNSET 525 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$