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CDUS41 KCAR 052027  
CLIHUL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME  
426 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008  
 
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..THE HOULTON ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 2008
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 72 259 PM 87 1999 70 2 62  
MINIMUM 40 542 AM 30 1963 46 -6 34  
AVERAGE 56 58 -2 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.76 1977 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.60 -0.60 T  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.60 -0.60 T  
SINCE JAN 1 27.69 25.59 2.10 24.87  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 2003 0.0 MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE MM 0.0 MM MM  
SINCE SEP 1 MM 0.0 MM MM  
SINCE JUL 1 MM 0.0 MM MM  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 7 2 17  
MONTH TO DATE 22 34 -12 52  
SINCE SEP 1 22 34 -12 52  
SINCE JUL 1 132 180 -48 248  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE JAN 1 145 169 -24 154    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 57 200 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
 
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THE HOULTON ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 87 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 30 2000  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 5 2008.....SUNRISE 557 AM EDT SUNSET 701 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 6 2008.....SUNRISE 558 AM EDT SUNSET 659 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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