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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
235 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012


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...THE LEXINGTON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 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         81    145 PM  88    1959  71     10       52
  MINIMUM         65    552 AM  32    2005  50     15       43
  AVERAGE         73                        60     13       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.81 2011   0.16  -0.16     1.81
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.47  -0.47     3.05
  SINCE MAR 1      5.61                      8.14  -2.53    20.44
  SINCE JAN 1     12.24                     14.54  -2.30    28.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      5.3                       1.7    3.6      0.4
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                      13.0   -5.4     27.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       17
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        18    -18       20
  SINCE MAR 1    582                       936   -354      807
  SINCE JUL 1   3748                      4507   -759     4599

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   25                         3     22        1
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        25     49       27
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        25     49       27
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM
 LOWEST     62          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE LEXINGTON KY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        88      1949
                                             1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1957


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   638 AM EDT   SUNSET   833 PM EDT
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   637 AM EDT   SUNSET   833 PM EDT


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




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