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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
940 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1903 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              95   04/28/1915
 LOW               21   04/04/1943
HIGHEST            85   04/10                         83
LOWEST             35   04/05                         32
                        04/04
AVG. MAXIMUM     70.1              70.2    -0.1     70.6
AVG. MINIMUM     48.8              47.3     1.5     48.2
MEAN             59.5              58.8     0.7     59.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.03   1987
TOTALS           3.75              3.57    0.18     2.23
DAYS >= .01         8
DAYS >= .10         6
DAYS >= .50         3
DAYS >= 1.00        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.69   04/28 TO 04/29

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            8.0   1915

TOTALS              TR              0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         3.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       1
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     195               221     -26      194
 SINCE 7/1       3540              3546      -6     2822
COOLING TOTAL      37                33       4       34
 SINCE 1/1         37                38      -1       63
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/230    DATE  04/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/240    DATE  04/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      1
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

&&

ON APRIL 4...THERE WAS A RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION AMOUNT OF 0.93 INCH.
THAT AMOUNT BROKE THE RECORD OF 0.90 INCH IN 1920. ALSO...ON APRIL 4...
THE TRACE OF SNOW TIED THE RECORD MAXIMUM SNOWFALL FOR THE DATE...LAST
SET IN 1992.

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