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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1004 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

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...THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              91   05/31/2011
                        05/29/1991
                        05/31/1988
 LOW               39   05/02/1971
                        05/07/1968
HIGHEST            84   05/31                         84
LOWEST             51   05/27                         51
AVG. MAXIMUM     75.5              73.7     1.8     78.7
AVG. MINIMUM     62.2              60.5     1.7     67.4
MEAN             68.9              67.1     1.8     73.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.70   2003
 MINIMUM           MM   MM
TOTALS           3.37              3.57   -0.20     4.87
DAYS >= .01         6               8.8    -2.8       12
DAYS >= .10         5               5.5    -0.5        9
DAYS >= .50         1               2.3    -1.3        3
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.9     0.1        2

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      27                50     -23        1
 SINCE 7/1       2420              2584    -164     1688
COOLING TOTAL     153               115      38      258
 SINCE 1/1        162               143      19      325
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/140    DATE  05/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/050    DATE  05/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                     15

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

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