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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC                                  
502 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2003

THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER
23 2003. VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1928 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         62    221 PM  69    1990  49     13       57       
  MINIMUM         35    656 AM   1    1935  30      5       33       
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.77 1956   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.48                      2.24   0.24     3.02    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.48                      2.24   0.24     3.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     62.10                     42.32  19.78    40.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      1.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      1.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           16                        25     -9       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  606                       532     74      596       
  SINCE DEC 1    606                       532     74      596       
  SINCE JUL 1   1165                      1277   -112     1309       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1223                      1332   -109     1639       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    57           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        77      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         4      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2003......SUNRISE   728 AM EST   SUNSET   510 PM EST   
DECEMBER 24 2003......SUNRISE   728 AM EST   SUNSET   511 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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