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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1030 PM EDT WED MAY 23 2012

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL KEEP THE CHANCE
OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN PENNSYLVANIA
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL BE VERY WARM. FAIR WEATHER WILL PREVAIL 
OVER MOST OF PENNSYLVANIA FROM SATURDAY THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY.

THE LOW TEMPERATURE OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 50S
IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 60S IN PHILADELPHIA.
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE THURSDAY WILL BE MAINLY IN THE UPPER 70S
AND LOWER 80S.
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Precision Agriculture Weather Forecast For FAYETTE County


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Hourly Observations For FAYETTE county
300 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ERIE           CLEAR     67  59  75 S13G21    29.93S                  
MEADVILLE      CLEAR     63  59  87 VRB3      29.96S                  
FRANKLIN*        N/A     61  57  88 SE7       29.99S                  
NEW CASTLE     FAIR      61  59  93 E3        29.95S                  
BEAVER COUNTY  NOT AVBL                                               
BUTLER*        CLEAR     63  57  82 E8        29.96F                  
PITTSBURGH INT CLEAR     64  59  83 SE5       29.94S                  
PITTSBURGH     CLEAR     64  59  83 SE5       29.94S                  
INDIANA*       MOCLDY    61  61 100 CALM      29.99S                  
LATROBE        NOT AVBL                                               
WASHINGTON CO* CLEAR     57  55  94 NW3       29.95S

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Surface 4-Panel

Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Pennsylvania
Based on observations at 300am EDT, Thursday May 24, 2012

Across Pennsylvania...temperatures are near 64 degrees west, near 59 degrees central, and near 67 degrees east. Current sky conditions are clear west, mostly cloudy central, and cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 83%, and the dew point is near 59 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 94%, and the dew point is near 57 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 90%, and the dew point is near 64 degrees. The livestock heat stress category is no stress west, no stress central, and no stress east. There is patchy fog central. Winds are coming from the southeast at 5 mph in the west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm in the central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the east at 6 mph in the east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 67 degrees at Reading, Philadelphia, and Erie. The lowest temperature is 57 degrees at Bradford.

Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Pennsylvania 
                                 PENN                                                                     
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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                MAY 29-JUN 2 MAY 31-JUN 6   JUN        JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:     Normal       Normal      Above     Normal                      
 Precipitation:      Above        Above     Normal     Normal                      

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Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

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MAY 24TH...HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1894...
Six inches of snow blanketed Kentucky. Just four days earlier as much as
ten inches of snow had fallen across Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Six
days earlier a violent storm had wrecked nine ships on Lake Michigan.
(David Ludlum)
... 1925...
Lexington, KY's latest snowflakes (just a trace fell). (Louisville NWS)
...1930...
A tornado touched down near the town of Pratt KS and traveled at the
incredibly slow speed of just 5 mph. (The Weather Channel)
...1940...
Hail fell near Ada OK to a depth of six to eight inches, and rainfall
runoff left drifts of hail up to five feet high. (The Weather Channel)
...1979...
In the Memorial Tournament, Tom Watson shot a 69 in the second round 
in rain, freezing temperatures, and 30 mph winds in Dublin, Ohio. That was 
10 strokes better than the average of the rest of the golfers that day. He 
continued to play well and won the tournament. He said he was used to it 
since he is from Kansas City.
... 2000...
A tornado (F0) touched down briefly along Liberty Church Road in Auburn 
(Logan County), KY. An F0 tornado also quickly touched down in Bowling Green.
(NWS Louisville)

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