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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Raleigh/Durham, NC

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CXUS52 KRAH 011339
CLAGSO

CLIMATE REPORT FOR 2017 - PRELIMINARY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
837 AM EST MON JAN 1 2018

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...THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1903 TO 2017

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             104   07/27/1914
                        06/12/1914
                        06/12/1911
 LOW               -8   01/21/1985
HIGHEST            97   07/22        MM      MM
                        07/21
LOWEST              6   01/09        MM      MM
AVG. MAXIMUM     73.1              69.2     3.9
AVG. MINIMUM     52.4              49.1     3.3
MEAN             62.7              59.1     3.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     23              28.8    -5.8
DAYS MAX <= 32      3               3.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     37              65.3   -28.3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        62.32   2003
 MINIMUM        27.74   1941
TOTALS          41.23             42.20   -0.97
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.12    0.00
DAYS >= .01       110             110.6    -0.6
DAYS >= .10        71              71.9    -0.9
DAYS >= .50        26              28.9    -2.9
DAYS >= 1.00       11              10.8     0.2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.12   6/16-6/17

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           32.5   1927
TOTALS            8.0               7.5     0.5      4.5
SINCE 7/1         0.0
DAYS >= TRACE       4
DAYS >= 1.0         2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         6R  01/08

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    2266              3617   -1351
COOLING TOTAL    1612              1485     127
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/261
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/240    DATE  04/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/310    DATE  07/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)    0
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           70
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            162
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        102

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               37     RAIN                      57
LIGHT RAIN              136     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      1
FOG                     139     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     21
HAZE                      9

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

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