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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH, NC                                 
459 PM EDT WED OCT 2 2002

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...THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0455 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1928 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         86    256 PM  91    1986  74     12       78       
  MINIMUM         66    519 AM  32    1947  53     13       48       
  AVERAGE         76                        64     12       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.15 1929   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.26  -0.26     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.75                      4.56  -0.81     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.16                     34.11  -6.95    26.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        9       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                        40    -39       70       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                        41    -40       70       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           11                         2      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         5     13        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    232                       177     55      137       
  SINCE JAN 1   1585                      1309    276     1279       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        91      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2002.......SUNRISE   716 AM EDT   SUNSET   702 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  3 2002.......SUNRISE   716 AM EDT   SUNSET   701 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.