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[ Wednesday, September 17, 2003 ]
Today's University Park forecast
The clear weather from yesterday will continue today, tonight, and early tomorrow, but the weather will start deteriorating late Thursday. Hurricane Isabelle is expected to hit North Carolina mid-day Thursday and State College could see rain starting Thursday evening. The rain will then continue through the night, Friday, and some of Friday night, keeping temperatures in the sixties during the day and the upper fifties at night. Weather conditions will improve through the day Saturday.
-- Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
The CWS Four-Day Forecast
Today: Clear and sunny. High 74
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 55
Tomorrow: Increasing clouds. High 70
Tomorrow Night: Rain
and wind. Low 59
Friday: Rain and wind. High 66
Friday Night: Rain
ending after midnight. Low 57
Saturday: Clouds early, clearing in
afternoon. High 68
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).
Health Report
Pollen count
Today’s pollen count: Medium
Tomorrow: Medium
Predominant pollen: Ragweed, Sagebrush/sage, and
chenopods
UV index
Today’s UV index: Moderate
Minutes till skin damage: 30
Air quality
Today: Very good
Previous Day Summary
Monday
High: 76
Low: 52
Rain or Total Liquid Equivalent: 0.88
inches
Temperature Departure: 1.89 degrees
Record Precipitation: 1.55 inches (1934)
Moon Phases
Today: Last quarter
September 26: New moon
October 2: First quarter
October 10: Full Moon
Pennsylvania Extremes
This section shows the temperature and
precipitation extremes for the previous date in Central
Pennsylvania as of 8 am yesterday.
Monday
Maximum high temperature: 84 degrees at
Shippensberg
Minimum low temperature: 38 degrees at
Lock Haven
Maximum rain or liquid equivalent: 2.83
inches at Glen Moore
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 71 degrees
Record high: 90 degrees in 1991
Normal low: 52 degrees
Record low: 34 degrees in 1959
Monthly Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8 a.m. yesterday)
September precipitation: 3.45 inches
Normal September precipitation: 3.65 inches
September temperature departure: -1.77 degrees
Sun Data
Sunset today: 7:18 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:55 a.m.
| Credits: |
Tim Ohmart |
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