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WEATHER
[ Friday, July 12, 2002 ]

Today's University Park forecast
sunny
Abundant sunshine will embrace Happy Valley for the remainder of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. As Canadian high pressure builds across the Northeast, temperatures will remain near seasonal levels and humidty will continue to be comfortable. A few weak disturbances will pass to our south during the weekend, but skies over State College will remain mostly sunny and dry. As we head into next week, temperatures will gradually warm as high pressure slowly slides off the Atlantic Coast.
-- Prepared by the Campus Weather Service


Four-day forecast

Today: Ample sunshine, remaining seasonably cool. High 79.
Tonight: Mostly clear, calm and quite cool. Low 53.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny skies will prevail. Winds will be light. High 81, low 55. 
Sunday: Considerable sunshine will continue. High 83, low 56.
Monday: Partly to mostly sunny. It will be a bit warmer. High 85.


Regional temperature map

Regional temperature map
Legend: SU(Sunny), PS(Partly Sunny), MC(Mostly Cloudy), CY(Cloudy), HZ(Hazy), RN (Rain), RS (Rain/Snow), SH(Showers), SN (Snow), SF (Snow Flurries), I(Ice), TS (Thunderstorms).


On this day in...1989

Early morning thunderstorms over eastern Kansas deluged McFarland with more than 6” of rain. Afternoon thunderstorms in Wyoming produced up to 18 inches of dime-sized hail near Rock Springs, along with torrential rains, and a 3 foot high wall of mud and water swept into the town causing more than 1.5 million dollars damage. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma and Arkansas, deluging Dardanelle, AR with 3.5 inches of rain in less than 20 minutes. About 70 cows were killed when lightning struck a tree in Jones County, TX.


Health Report

Today’s pollen index: Low
Saturday: Low
Sunday: Low

Predominant pollen: Grass, Sorrel/Dock, Pine

Today’s UV index: High
Minutes to skin damage: 15
Today's air quality: Very Good


Almanac

Today
Normal high: 81 degrees
Record high: 94 degrees in 1908
Normal low: 62 degrees
Record low: 45 degrees in 1898


Monthly Climate Summary

(Data valid through 8 a.m. yesterday)
July precipitation: 0.19 inches
Normal July precip: 3.59 inches
July temp. departure: + 3.74 degrees


Sun Data

Sunset today: 8:43 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 a.m.


Credits:

Justin Brousse & Katie Virtue
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