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CXUS52 KRAH 140058 CCA
CLMGSO

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTION FOR THUNDERSTORM DAYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
923 AM EDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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              95   10/05/1954
 LOW               20   10/27/1962
HIGHEST            82   10/02                         83
LOWEST             35   10/31                         30
AVG. MAXIMUM     68.6              70.3    -1.7     68.6
AVG. MINIMUM     49.2              48.8     0.4     47.1
MEAN             58.9              59.5    -0.6     57.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.59   1990
TOTALS           2.44              3.13   -0.69     4.28
DAYS >= .01        10
DAYS >= .10         5
DAYS >= .50         2
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.83   10/18 TO 10/18

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     210               202       8      220
 SINCE 7/1        227               233      -6      240
COOLING TOTAL      27                33      -6        9
 SINCE 1/1       1623              1480     143     1794
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/280    DATE  10/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/290    DATE  10/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      2

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

&&

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OCTOBER 8 AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT WAS 49 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD LOW MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF 53 DEGREES SET IN 2000.

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