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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
918 AM CDT THU SEP 2 2010

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...THE PADUCAH KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2010 TO 8/31/2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2010

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             108   07/17/1942
 LOW               44   06/01/1993
                        08/29/1986
HIGHEST           104   08/12        88      16
                        08/03
                        08/04
LOWEST             55   08/27        67     -12
AVG. MAXIMUM     92.0              87.1     4.9
AVG. MINIMUM     70.0              65.0     5.0
MEAN             81.0              76.3     4.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     64              15.0    49.0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        15.17   2009
 MINIMUM         0.11   1996
TOTALS           7.29             11.95   -4.66
DAILY AVG.       0.08              3.86   -3.78
DAYS >= .01        19               8.0    11.0
DAYS >= .10        14                MM      MM
DAYS >= .50         4                MM      MM
DAYS >= 1.00        3               1.0     2.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.67   MM
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            0.0   2002
                        2000
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   08/31/2002 TO 08/31/2002
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0
DAYS >= 1.0         0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   MM
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0
COOLING TOTAL    1497              1141     356
 SINCE 1/1       1743              1253     490

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/01/1984
 LATEST       04/28/1992
EARLIEST                        10/26
LATEST                          04/04
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/030    DATE  08/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/030    DATE  08/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           84
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             22     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               11     RAIN                      11
LIGHT RAIN               26     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      45     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     19

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

&&

REMARKS: THE AVERAGE SUMMER TEMPERATURE WAS 81.0 DEGREES WHICH IS
TIED AS THE WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD FOR THE CITY. THIS IS ALSO THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SUMMERS OF 1954 AND 1952. THERE WERE 37
CONSECUTIVE DAYS WHEN THE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS GREATER THAN OR
EQUAL TO 90 DEGREES...THIS IS THE 2ND LONGEST STREAK. THE LONGEST
STREAK IS 38 DAYS WHICH OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER OF 1993. THE LONGEST
STREAK OF TEMPERATURES OF GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 100 DEGREES WAS
TIED THIS SUMMER WITH 5. THIS EVENT ALSO OCCURRED IN 1988, 1966 AND
1954. ALTHOUGH IT SEEMED LIKE LITTLE RAIN HAD OCCURRED...THE SUMMER
OF 2010 RECEIVED 7.89 INCHES WHICH IS THE 17TH DRIEST SUMMER. THE
DRIEST SUMMER RECEIVED ONLY 2.54 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN 1949.

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