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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC                    
227 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2002

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...THE CAPE HATTERAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 10 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         86   1250 PM  96    1992  85      1       86       
  MINIMUM         72    503 PM  58    1984  73     -1       72       
  AVERAGE         79                        79      0       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          3.05 1968   0.15   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      1.41  -1.26     0.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.14                      5.23   3.91     7.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.64                     27.17   3.47    14.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE NOV 1      1.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        14      0       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       134      2      123       
  SINCE JUN 1    490                       431     59      474       
  SINCE JAN 1    766                       588    178      597       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE CAPE HATTERAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        58      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 11 2002..........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 PM EDT   
JULY 12 2002..........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.