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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1017 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              80   01/30/2002
 LOW               -9   01/21/1985
HIGHEST            75   01/13                         72
LOWEST             18   01/23                         19
AVG. MAXIMUM     53.9              50.9     3.0     56.6
AVG. MINIMUM     34.8              31.0     3.8     34.7
MEAN             44.4              41.0     3.4     45.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32     15                                 13
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.52   1954
TOTALS           3.10              3.50   -0.40     1.96
DAYS >= .01        11
DAYS >= .10         7
DAYS >= .50         1
DAYS >= 1.00        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.43   01/16 TO 01/17

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           25.8   2000


TOTALS            1.0               2.9    -1.9      0.0
SINCE 7/1         1.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       3
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.8    -0.8        0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     634               746    -112      589
 SINCE 7/1       1811              1997    -186     1627
COOLING TOTAL       2                 0       2        0
 SINCE 1/1          2                 0       2
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/210    DATE  01/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/200    DATE  01/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      2
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                      2

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

&&

RECORDS

THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE JANUARY 30 AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 61 DEGREES. THIS TIED THE OLD RECORD OF 61
DEGREES SET IN 1914.

THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE JANNUARY 25 AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 28 DEGREES. THIS TIED THE OLD RECORD OF 28
DEGREES SET IN 1940.

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