CDUS41 KCAR 210526
CLIHUL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME                                 
126 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
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...THE HOULTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2008...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2008
 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69   1257 PM  89    1955  76     -7       68       
  MINIMUM         43   1156 PM  35    1990  51     -8       37       
  AVERAGE         56                        63     -7       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1962   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.38                      2.37   1.01     1.78    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.95                      9.49   4.46     9.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.68                     23.67   4.01    22.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2003   0.0   MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.0   MM       MM       
  SINCE JUN 1     MM                         0.0   MM       MM       
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                         0.0   MM       MM       
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         3      6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        37     15       78       
  SINCE JUN 1    236                       244     -8      311       
  SINCE JUL 1     72                        96    -24      157       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        39    -31       35       
  SINCE JUN 1    133                       153    -20      124       
  SINCE JAN 1    133                       155    -22      141       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE HOULTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      2007                    
                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   538 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 PM EDT   
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   727 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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