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CXUS51 KLWX 051632
CLMBWI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1230 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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...THE BALTIMORE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2008

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             107   07/10/1936
 LOW               50   07/03/2001
                        07/01/1988
HIGHEST            94   07/20        97      -3
LOWEST             59   07/25        56       3
AVG. MAXIMUM     87.7              87.2     0.5     87.5
AVG. MINIMUM     67.2              65.8     1.4     66.3
MEAN             77.5              76.5     1.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     10              12.0    -2.0
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        11.03   1889
 MINIMUM         0.30   1955
TOTALS           5.47              3.85    1.62     3.31
DAILY AVG.       0.18              0.12    0.06
DAYS >= .01        11              10.0     1.0
DAYS >= .10         9               6.5     2.5
DAYS >= .50         4               2.5     1.5
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.0     0.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.46   07/23 TO 07/24

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL     395               372      23      376
 SINCE 1/1        751               694      57      769
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/160    DATE  07/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/160    DATE  07/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             22
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     13

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

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JULY 2008 IN BALTIMORE WAS CLOSE TO NORMAL IN TERMS OF MONTHLY
TEMPERATURES...WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL BY 1 DEGF FOR MONTHLY
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE. IT WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL FOR THE MONTH...BUT
NOT UNUSUALLY SO. THE NUMBER OF 90 DEGF DAYS...10...WAS TWO BELOW
THE NORMAL NUMBER OF DAYS.

THERE WERE TWO RECORDS TIED FOR THE MONTH. DAILY RAINFALL OF 2.42
INCHES ON THE 23RD BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 1.75 INCHES SET IN 1988.
ON THE 25TH...THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGF TIED THE RECORD FOR
THAT DATE SET IN 1976.