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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1028 AM EDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             100   09/06/1954
 LOW               35   09/29/1942
HIGHEST            91   09/02                         93
                        09/01
LOWEST             47   09/25                         53
AVG. MAXIMUM     79.6              79.7    -0.1     80.0
AVG. MINIMUM     60.6              60.6     0.0     62.4
MEAN             70.1              70.2    -0.1     71.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      2                                  2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        13.26   1947
TOTALS           4.64              4.19    0.45     7.25
DAYS >= .01        12
DAYS >= .10        10
DAYS >= .50         4
DAYS >= 1.00        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.26   09/28 TO 09/29

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      17                30     -13       20
 SINCE 7/1         17                31     -14       20
COOLING TOTAL     177               185      -8      213
 SINCE 1/1       1596              1447     149     1785
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/290    DATE  09/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/300    DATE  09/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               11     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      2
HAZE                      4

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

&&

THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ON SEPTEMBER 1 WAS 74 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE RECORD HIGH
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES SET IN 1950.

THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ON SEPTEMBER 4 WAS 72 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE RECORD HIGH
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES SET IN 1993.

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