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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
419 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012


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...THE ATHENS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         71   1207 AM  82    1992  62      9       67
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  11    1980  40     11       44
  AVERAGE         61                        51     10

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.75                      0.15   1.60     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      0.46   1.45     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      1.91                      0.46   1.45     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1      6.73                      8.99  -2.26     8.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         2.2

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        4                        14    -10        9
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        43    -39       33
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        43    -39       33
  SINCE JUL 1   1960                      2298   -338     2550

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         0     10        0
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         0     10        0
  SINCE JAN 1     13                         1     12        1
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1000 AM
 LOWEST     28           800 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE ATHENS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        83      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        11      1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  4 2012.........SUNRISE   658 AM EST   SUNSET   633 PM EST
MARCH  5 2012.........SUNRISE   656 AM EST   SUNSET   633 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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