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CLIBWG

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY                               
538 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59    304 PM  93    1901  73    -14       61       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  31    1909  50    -12       44       
                                      1963                          
  AVERAGE         49                        62    -13       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1984   0.16  -0.16     0.48    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.31  -0.31     1.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.32                      9.27   0.05    10.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.20                     17.57  -0.37    16.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  1932   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       1.2   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.1                      10.2   -9.1      3.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         5     11       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        10     22       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    883                       806     77      706       
  SINCE JUL 1   3620                      4150   -530     3890       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        20    -10       34       
  SINCE JAN 1     10                        20    -10       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        95      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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