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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC                    
229 AM EDT MON AUG 5 2002

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...THE CAPE HATTERAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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         88    149 PM  93    1991  86      2       84       
  MINIMUM         77    145 AM  57    1959  73      4       69       
  AVERAGE         83                        79      4       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.99 1961   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.79  -0.79     0.01    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.36                      9.56   2.80     9.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.86                     31.50   2.36    17.40    
                                                                     
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       18                        14      4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        58     15       46       
  SINCE JUN 1    906                       795    111      789       
  SINCE JAN 1   1182                       952    230      912       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE CAPE HATTERAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        91      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2002........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT   
AUGUST  6 2002........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.