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[ Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003 ]
Today's University Park forecast
A weak low pressure system that is developing in the Ohio Valley will affect Pennsylvania in the next couple days after the major storm that brought heavy snow to the region exited to the northeast yesterday. This system is not expected to add a significant amount of accumulation. After the system moves off, temperatures will return to the seasonal levels throughout the week. Another weak storm is expected to enter the region by the end of the week.
-- Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Five-day forecast
Today: Cloudy with a slight chance of flurries. High 32
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 28
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, a chance of snow. High 35, Low 25
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 37, Low 26
Friday: Cloudy, a chance of precipitation. High 35, Low 27
Saturday: Mostly cloudy. High 38, Low 28
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).
Big Ten Forecast
| Station | High/Low | Weather |
| Illinois | 41/28 | Mostly cloudy |
| Indiana | 39/31 | Cloudy |
| Iowa | 36/19 | Partly sunny |
| Michigan | 33/24 | Mostly cloudy |
| Michigan State | 36/25 | Mostly cloudy |
| Minnesota | 30/15 | Cloudy |
| Northwestern | 40/25 | Partly sunny |
| Ohio State | 34/28 | Cloudy |
| Purdue | 37/28 | Mostly cloudy |
| Wisconsin | 38/20 | Mostly cloudy |
Previous Day Summary
Sunday
High: 16
Low: 6
Rain or Liquid Equivalent: 1.43”
Temperature Departure: -16.9 deg.
Record Precipitation: 1.43” (2003)
Moon Phases
Feb 23: Last quarter
Mar 3: New moon
Mar 11: First quarter
Mar 18: Full moon
Pennsylvania Extremes
This section shows the temperature and precipitation extremes for the previous date in Pennsylvania as of 8 am yesterday.
Sunday
Maximum high temperature: 25 degrees at Indiana.
Minimum low temperature: 0 degrees at
Bradford.
Maximum rain or liquid equivalent:
1.48" at Capitol City Apt.
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 37 degrees
Record high: 62 degrees in 1938
Normal low: 20 degrees
Record low: -10 degrees in 1979
Monthly Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8 a.m. yesterday)
February precipitation: 2.58 inches
Normal February precip: 2.62 inches
February temp. departure: -3.17 degrees
Sun Data
Sunset today: 5:50 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:00 a.m.
| Credits: |
Yumin Moon |
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