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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL                                   
504 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009


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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1839 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         81   1215 PM  87    1956  77      4       81       
  MINIMUM         71    514 AM  34    1968  61     10       72       
                                      1920                          
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.78          2.25 1958   0.08   0.70      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      1.55   0.36     0.10    
  SINCE NOV 1      3.90                      6.12  -2.22     0.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.51                     63.09 -25.58    51.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           11                         5      6                
  MONTH TO DATE  207                        97    110                
  SINCE JAN 1   4737                      4053    684                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     67                                                       
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        87      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2009......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   532 PM EST   
DECEMBER 18 2009......SUNRISE   702 AM EST   SUNSET   533 PM EST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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