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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
434 PM EDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 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              92   09/07/2011
                        09/09/1978
                        09/01/1932
 LOW               33   09/26/2005
HIGHEST            89   09/02                         92
                        09/01
LOWEST             57   09/24                         66
AVG. MAXIMUM     81.3              79.9     1.4     83.4
AVG. MINIMUM     68.6              69.0    -0.4     71.9
MEAN             74.9              74.5     0.4     77.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        1
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        20.00   1989
 MINIMUM           MM   MM
TOTALS           4.48              6.25   -1.77    14.23
DAYS >= .01        14               9.6     4.4       14
DAYS >= .10        10               6.7     3.3       10
DAYS >= .50         3               3.4    -0.4        5
DAYS >= 1.00        1               2.1    -1.1        3

DEGREE_DAYS
COOLING TOTAL     306               286      20      385
 SINCE 1/1       1956              1592     364     2266
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/220    DATE  09/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION   200/090    DATE  09/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               10     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
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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