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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1155 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

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...THE BRIDGEPORT CT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2008

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             103   07/22/1957
 LOW               -7   01/22/1984
HIGHEST            97   06/09        MM      MM       95  08/08
LOWEST              9   01/03        MM      MM        5  01/26
AVG. MAXIMUM     61.1              59.5     1.6     60.5
AVG. MINIMUM     45.5              43.9     1.6     44.9
MEAN             53.3              51.7     1.6     52.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      8               6.7     1.3        4
DAYS MAX <= 32     11              22.3   -11.3       21
DAYS MIN <= 32     97              96.4     0.6      102
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.7    -0.7        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        73.98   1972
 MINIMUM        23.03   1964
TOTALS          47.60             41.58    6.02    41.60
DAILY AVG.       0.13             10.40  -10.27     0.12
DAYS >= .01       134             120.0    14.0      118
DAYS >= .10        85              77.1     7.9       75
DAYS >= .50        31              28.8     2.2       23
DAYS >= 1.00       12              10.9     1.1       10
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.36   12/11 TO 12/12

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
 24 HR TOTAL       MM   MM
 SNOW DEPTH        MM   MM
TOTALS           30.9              25.2     5.7     19.3
 LIQUID EQUIV    3.09                MM      MM     1.93
SINCE 7/1        16.8               4.3    12.5      6.1
 LIQUID 7/1      1.68                MM      MM     0.61
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE      33              16.2    16.8       41
DAYS >= 1.0         9               7.5     1.5        6
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         7   12/21                          5  03/18
                        12/20                             03/17
 24 HR TOTAL      7.0   12/19 TO 12/19

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5127              5536    -409     5219
 SINCE 7/1       1928              1903      25     1694
COOLING TOTAL     943               725     218      887
 SINCE 1/1        943               789     154      887

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/305
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/350    DATE  08/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/330    DATE  08/07

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          205
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            102
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         59

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               52     RAIN                      75
LIGHT RAIN              149     FREEZING RAIN              3
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                5     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               30     SLEET                      0
FOG                     155     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     27
HAZE                     87

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

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