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CXUS52 KRAH 011351 CCA
CLMRDU

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
940 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012

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...THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             105   07/08/2012
                        07/23/1952
                        07/14/1954
 LOW               48   07/02/1975
HIGHEST           105R  07/08                        104
LOWEST             67   07/29                         60
AVG. MAXIMUM     94.7              90.2     4.5     95.3
AVG. MINIMUM     72.4              69.9     2.5     72.0
MEAN             83.6              80.0     3.6     83.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     24                                 24
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.27   1991
TOTALS           4.64              4.73   -0.09     5.49
DAYS >= .01        11
DAYS >= .10         9
DAYS >= .50         3
DAYS >= 1.00        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.19   07/21 TO 07/22

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL     582               466     116      585
 SINCE 1/1       1203              1022     181
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/340    DATE  07/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    67/270    DATE  07/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             16     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1

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


&&

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT IS 83.6 DEGREES...THIS IS THE SECOND WARMEST JULY ON RECORD
BEHIND JULY 2011...WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE OF 83.7
DEGREES.

JULY 1ST: HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 103 BREAKS RECORD OF 99 SET IN 2005.

JULY 1ST: RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 75 BREAKS RECORD OF 74
SET IN 1987.

JULY 3RD: HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 101 BREAKS RECORD OF 98 SET IN 1955.

JULY 4TH: HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 101 BREAKS RECORD OF 99 SET IN 2011.

JULY 8TH: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 105 DEGREES WAS SET AT
RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON JULY 8 BREAKS THE OLD RECORD
OF 103 DEGREES SET IN 1977.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 105 DEGREES SET ON JULY 8 TIES THE ALL-TIME
RECORD HIGH FOR RDU...LAST REACHED ON JUNE 30 2012.

DAYS OF 90 DEGREES OR MORE IN JULY: 24

DAYS OF 100 DEGREES OR MORE IN JULY: 7

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