Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
720 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2012

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...THE NEW BERN NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 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             103   08/05/1954
 LOW               50   08/30/1965
HIGHEST            92   08/02                        100  08/03
LOWEST             66   08/31                         65  08/31
                        08/26
                        08/25
AVG. MAXIMUM     87.1              87.9    -0.8     91.3
AVG. MINIMUM     71.3              70.4     0.9     71.6
MEAN             79.2              79.1     0.1     81.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     10              10.8    -0.8       23
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        24.23   1955
 MINIMUM         1.19   2005
TOTALS           7.16              6.65    0.51    15.03
DAILY AVG.       0.23              0.21    0.02     0.48
DAYS >= .01        18              12.7     5.3       11
DAYS >= .10        14               8.8     5.2        6
DAYS >= .50         5               4.3     0.7        4
DAYS >= 1.00        3               2.2     0.8        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.81   08/18 TO 08/19

DEGREE_DAYS
COOLING TOTAL     446               439       7      517
 SINCE 1/1       1674              1529     145     1835
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/189
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/170    DATE  08/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    31/160    DATE  08/11

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)     80

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             11     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               12     RAIN                      11
LIGHT RAIN               21     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      28     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      3

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

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