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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1903 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              79   01/14/1911
 LOW               -8   01/21/1985
HIGHEST            73   01/13                         68
LOWEST             19   01/23                         17
AVG. MAXIMUM     51.4              48.3     3.1     53.2
AVG. MINIMUM     33.8              29.5     4.3     32.3
MEAN             42.6              38.9     3.7     42.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32     15                                 16
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.24   1937
TOTALS           5.47              3.06    2.41     1.68
DAYS >= .01        11
DAYS >= .10         9
DAYS >= .50         4
DAYS >= 1.00        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.49   01/16 TO 01/17

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           22.9   1966


 SNOW DEPTH        15   01/31/1966
TOTALS            3.0               3.4    -0.4      0.0
SINCE 7/1         3.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       2
DAYS >= 1.0         1               0.8     0.2        0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     686               809    -123      682
 SINCE 7/1       2020              2223    -203     1859
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/180    DATE  01/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/270    DATE  01/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      1
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      4

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

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RECORDS

THE RAINFALL JANUARY 30 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
0.9 INCHES. THIS TIED THE OLD RECORD OF 0.9 INCHES IN 1939.

THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE JANUARY 30  WAS 57 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE
OLD RECORD OF 56 DEGREES SET IN 1947.

THE RAINFALL JANUARY 17  WAS 2.45 INCHES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD
OF 1.29 INCHES SET IN 1924.

THE SNOWFALL JANUARY 17 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT WAS 3.0 INCHES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.8
SET IN 1965.

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