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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC                                 
445 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2002

THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2002.
VALID TODAY AS OF 0430 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         83    300 PM  90    1998  79      4       63       
  MINIMUM         47        MM  38    1973  55     -8       57       
  AVERAGE         65                        67     -2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.83 1996   0.13  -0.13     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.90  -1.03     1.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      8.73  -2.55    10.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.42                     16.22  -2.80    14.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     10.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        36     -3       28       
  SINCE MAR 1    577                       687   -110      718       
  SINCE JUL 1   2910                      3446   -536     3570       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        45     31       51       
  SINCE MAR 1    195                        92    103      137       
  SINCE JAN 1    199                        93    106      137       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2002...........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2002...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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CLIMATE REPORT
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
NCSU CENTENNIAL CAMPUS
RALEIGH, NC
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE...80

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...52

PRECIPITATION...0