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on Thursday, May 15, 2008

Thursday

Daily Summary
	Actual	Average	Record
Temperature
Mean Temperature	-	69 °F
Max Temperature	75 °F	79 °F	94 °F (1962)
Min Temperature	61 °F	58 °F	40 °F (1888)
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days	0	1
Month to date heating degree days	17	29
Since 1 July heating degree days	2921	3154
Cooling Degree Days	3	4
Month to date cooling degree days	43	50
Year to date cooling degree days	63	98
Growing Degree Days	17 (Base - )
Moisture
Dew Point	56 °F
Average Humidity	79
Maximum Humidity	93
Minimum Humidity	64
Precipitation
Precipitation	0.21 in	0.12 in	1.82 in (1985)
Month to date precipitation	0.62	1.73
Year to date precipitation	13.56	16.62
Snow
Snow	0.00 in	0.00 in	T in (2003)
Month to date snowfall	0.0	0.0
Since 1 July snowfall	1.4	6.9
Snow Depth	0.00 in
Wind
Wind Speed	7 mph
Max Wind Speed	15 mph
Max Gust Speed	16 mph
Visibility	8 miles
Events	Rain

Key: T is trace of precipitation, MM is missing value
Source: NWS Daily Summary

Time(EDT)	Temperature	Dew Point	Humidity	Pressure	Visibility	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gust Speed	Precipitation	Events	Conditions
12:52 AM	62.1 °F	55.9 °F	80%	30.04 in	9.0 miles	SW	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Mostly Cloudy
1:52 AM	62.1 °F	55.9 °F	80%	30.04 in	8.0 miles	WSW	3.5 mph	-	0.00 in	Rain	Light Rain
2:52 AM	61.0 °F	57.0 °F	87%	30.01 in	8.0 miles	South	3.5 mph	-	0.00 in		Mostly Cloudy
3:52 AM	61.0 °F	57.0 °F	87%	30.02 in	7.0 miles	SSW	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
4:52 AM	62.1 °F	55.9 °F	80%	30.02 in	8.0 miles	SSW	6.9 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
5:52 AM	62.1 °F	55.9 °F	80%	30.03 in	9.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Overcast
6:52 AM	63.0 °F	57.0 °F	81%	30.04 in	8.0 miles	SSW	8.1 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
7:52 AM	63.0 °F	57.0 °F	81%	30.04 in	8.0 miles	South	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
8:52 AM	64.9 °F	57.9 °F	78%	30.03 in	9.0 miles	South	6.9 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
9:52 AM	68.0 °F	57.9 °F	70%	30.04 in	9.0 miles	WSW	8.1 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
10:52 AM	70.0 °F	59.0 °F	68%	30.03 in	10.0 miles	SSW	10.4 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
11:52 AM	70.0 °F	59.0 °F	68%	30.03 in	10.0 miles	SSW	8.1 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
12:52 PM	73.0 °F	61.0 °F	66%	30.02 in	9.0 miles	WSW	8.1 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
1:52 PM	73.0 °F	61.0 °F	66%	30.00 in	9.0 miles	South	6.9 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
2:52 PM	73.0 °F	60.1 °F	64%	29.99 in	9.0 miles	SSW	11.5 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
3:52 PM	72.0 °F	61.0 °F	68%	29.98 in	10.0 miles	SSW	9.2 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
4:52 PM	70.0 °F	64.0 °F	81%	29.98 in	8.0 miles	WSW	11.5 mph	-	0.00 in	Rain	Light Rain
5:52 PM	66.9 °F	61.0 °F	81%	29.96 in	4.0 miles	SW	12.7 mph	-	0.01 in	Rain	Light Rain
6:52 PM	64.9 °F	60.1 °F	84%	29.93 in	6.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	0.02 in	Rain	Light Rain
7:52 PM	64.9 °F	59.0 °F	81%	29.91 in	7.0 miles	SE	3.5 mph	-	0.00 in	Rain	Light Rain
8:52 PM	66.0 °F	59.0 °F	78%	29.90 in	9.0 miles	SE	6.9 mph	-	0.00 in	Rain	Light Rain
9:52 PM	64.9 °F	62.1 °F	90%	29.88 in	6.0 miles	SE	5.8 mph	-	0.00 in		Overcast
10:52 PM	64.9 °F	62.1 °F	90%	29.88 in	6.0 miles	SSE	10.4 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
11:52 PM	64.9 °F	62.1 °F	90%	29.86 in	3.0 miles	ESE	8.1 mph	-	0.01 in	Rain	Heavy Rain
11:58 PM	64.4 °F	62.6 °F	94%	29.88 in	2.0 miles	SSE	4.6 mph	-	0.04 in	Rain	Heavy Rain

Astronomy

Sunrise:	06:19 AM (EDT)	Moon Rise:	04:33 PM (EDT)	5 / 15
Sunset:	08:21 PM (EDT)	Moon Set:	03:41 AM (EDT)	5 / 15

Moon Phase

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