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CDUS43 KLMK 050643
CLIBWG

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY                               
142 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         65    334 PM  95    1901  74     -9       67       
  MINIMUM         34    446 AM  32    1954  51    -17       37       
                                      1976                          
  AVERAGE         50                        62    -12       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1942   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.63  -0.63     1.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.32                      9.59  -0.27    11.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.20                     17.89  -0.69    16.72    
                                                                     
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       15                         5     10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        20     45       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    916                       816    100      734       
  SINCE JUL 1   3653                      4160   -507     3918       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        24    -14       34       
  SINCE JAN 1     10                        24    -14       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1903                    
                                             1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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