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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1047 AM EDT FRI SEP 1 2017

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...THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2017

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             105   08/21/2007
                        08/18/1988
                        00/00/2068
 LOW               46   08/30/1965
HIGHEST            98   08/18                         99
LOWEST             59   08/30                         64
AVG. MAXIMUM     88.5              88.4     0.1     91.9
AVG. MINIMUM     69.2              68.6     0.6     72.3
MEAN             78.9              78.5     0.4     82.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     16                                 23
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.18   1986
TOTALS           5.00              4.26    0.74     3.01
DAYS >= .01        14
DAYS >= .10         8
DAYS >= .50         3
DAYS >= 1.00        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.68   08/11 TO 08/12

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 1      -1        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 1      -1        0
COOLING TOTAL     439               419      20      538
 SINCE 1/1       1637              1441     196
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/220    DATE  08/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    34/210    DATE  08/07

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            3
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             19
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      0

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


&&

THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON
AUGUST 17TH, 2017 WAS 75 DEGREES. THIS TIED THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES FOR THIS DATE, LAST SET IN 2016.

THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON
AUGUST 22ND, 2017 WAS 74 DEGREES. THIS TIED THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES FOR THIS DATE, LAST SET IN 1983.

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