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CLIBWG

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY                               
137 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005

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...THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         45    337 PM  73    1984  47     -2       38       
                                      1995                          
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  -9    1903  29      5       17       
  AVERAGE         40                        38      2       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.81          2.99 1948   0.17   0.64     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      2.55  -0.93     2.71    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      2.55  -0.93     2.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.67                     49.12  -9.45    52.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1989   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         T      0.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         T      0.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.2   -0.2       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        27     -2       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  471                       371    100      346       
  SINCE DEC 1    471                       371    100      346       
  SINCE JUL 1   1209                      1191     18      885       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1597                      1413    184     1299       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BOWLING GREEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        72      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   431 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   431 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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