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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
307 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE ELIZABETH CITY NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 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              82   12/09/1978
 LOW                5   12/25/1989
HIGHEST            77   12/04        59      18       75  12/07
LOWEST             28   12/31        43     -15       25  12/19
AVG. MAXIMUM     62.1              54.2     7.9     60.1
AVG. MINIMUM     42.7              34.6     8.1     38.2
MEAN             52.4              44.4     8.0     49.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      5              13.9    -8.9        8
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.25   2003
 MINIMUM         0.94   2011
TOTALS           3.85              2.56    1.29     0.94
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.08    0.04     0.03
DAYS >= .01        12               9.6     2.4        7
DAYS >= .10         7               5.7     1.3        4
DAYS >= .50         3               2.0     1.0        0
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.8     0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.08   12/26 TO 12/26
                        12/25 TO 12/26
                        12/26 TO 12/26

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   2009
                        2003
                        2002
TOTALS             MM
SINCE 7/1          MM                MM      MM       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     MM                MM      MM       MM
DAYS >= 1.0        MM                MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        MM                                 MM  MM
 24 HR TOTAL       MM                                 MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     383               640    -257      480
 SINCE 7/1        892              1155    -263      913
COOLING TOTAL       3                 2       1        0
 SINCE 1/1       2236              1590     646     1973
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/260    DATE  12/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/210    DATE  12/16

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                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                     12

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

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