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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH                               
1234 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009


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...THE COLUMBUS OH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1869 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         36    658 AM  68    2008  36      0       68       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM  -5    1884  21      6       57       
  AVERAGE         32                        29      3       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22          1.15 1913   0.08   0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      0.61   0.09     0.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.54                      3.54   2.00     4.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.70                      0.61   0.09     0.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8           8.8  1996   0.3    0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       2.1   -1.3      2.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.9                       7.1   -4.2     10.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.7                       8.9   -5.2     10.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        37     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       255    -31      213       
  SINCE DEC 1   1202                      1237    -35     1112       
  SINCE JUL 1   2220                      2328   -108     1915       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE COLUMBUS OH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        68      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -9      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2009.......SUNRISE   753 AM EST   SUNSET   524 PM EST   
JANUARY  9 2009.......SUNRISE   753 AM EST   SUNSET   525 PM EST   

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




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