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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
554 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

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...THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              89   04/27/1990
                        04/23/1985
 LOW               26   04/10/1972
                        04/02/1964
HIGHEST            77   04/18                         83
LOWEST             40   04/06                         40
AVG. MAXIMUM     66.2              66.3    -0.1     69.5
AVG. MINIMUM     52.1              52.6    -0.5     54.2
MEAN             59.2              59.5    -0.3     61.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.94   2003
 MINIMUM           MM   MM
TOTALS           3.87              3.64    0.23     5.32
DAYS >= .01        10               8.8     1.2       10
DAYS >= .10         8               5.5     2.5        6
DAYS >= .50         4               2.6     1.4        3
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.0     0.0        1


DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     174               191     -17      127
 SINCE 7/1       2393              2534    -141     1687
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/170    DATE  04/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/200    DATE  04/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      22     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                     13

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

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