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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
915 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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...THE SALISBURY MD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              97   05/27/1917
 LOW               28   05/05/2003
HIGHEST            90   05/29        80      10       95  05/31
                                                          05/30
LOWEST             46   05/11        49      -3       39  05/01
AVG. MAXIMUM     79.2              73.5     5.7     78.5
AVG. MINIMUM     59.0              51.6     7.4     56.2
MEAN             69.1              62.6     6.5     67.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.6     0.4        4
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        17.99   2010
 MINIMUM         0.18   1911
TOTALS           2.61              3.62   -1.01     1.68
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.12   -0.04     0.05
DAYS >= .01        11              10.8     0.2        9
DAYS >= .10         6               6.7    -0.7        5
DAYS >= .50         1               2.2    -1.2        1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.9     0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.16   05/09 TO 05/10

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      30               142    -112       73
 SINCE 7/1       3199              4422   -1223     4372
COOLING TOTAL     166                67      99      151
 SINCE 1/1        203                84     119      208
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    23/040    DATE  05/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/310    DATE  05/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8
HAZE                     10

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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