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[ Tuesday, August 27, 2002 ]
Today's University Park forecast
Today
an area of high pressure has positioned itself to our
north, bringing easterly winds and clouds towards this
evening. This cloud cover will more or less remain for
the rest of the week, as well as the possibility of a
shower or thunderstorm . Most of the heavier
precipitation associated with the low pressure system
should remain below the Mason-Dixon line.-- Prepared by
the Campus
Weather ServiceFour-day forecast
Today: Partly sunny and breezy. High 79.
Tonight: Increasing clouds. Low 58.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a possible shower in
the evening. High 72, low 69.
Thursday: Cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. High 72, low 56.
Friday: Partly cloudy, chance of a shower. High
76.
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
Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe
weather in southeastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas and
Missouri. Thunderstorms produced baseball size hail south
of Belleville KS, and tennis ball size hail south of
Lincoln NE. Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail
and wind gusts to 70 mph at Saint Joseph MO. Thunder-
storms in North Dakota deluged the town of Linton with
six inches of rain in one hour.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
Health Report
Today’s pollen index: Medium
Wednesday: Low
Thursday: High
Predominant pollen: Ragweed, Chenopods,
Nettle
Today’s UV index: Moderate
Minutes to skin damage: 30
Today's air quality: Very good
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 77 degrees
Record high: 97 degrees in 1948
Normal low: 59 degrees
Record low: 42 degrees in 1910
Monthly Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8 a.m. yesterday)
August precipitation: 2.48 inches
Normal August precip: 3.37 inches
August temp. departure: + 5.47 degrees
Sun Data
Sunset today: 7:51 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:34 a.m.
| Credits: |
Ed Skirkie |
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