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CDUS42 KRAH 290618
CLIRDU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC                                  
115 AM EST SUN FEB 29 2004

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...THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59    359 PM  80    1948  57      2       40       
  MINIMUM         27    714 AM  18    2002  35     -8       32       
  AVERAGE         43                        46     -3       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1966   0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.32                      3.47  -0.15     4.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.07                     10.53  -2.46    11.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.55                      7.49  -2.94     6.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    9.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1     14.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        19      3       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  659                       627     32      663       
  SINCE DEC 1   2227                      2089    138     2287       
  SINCE JUL 1   2696                      2729    -33     2952       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
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    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     26          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        78      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        24      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 29 2004......SUNRISE   646 AM EST   SUNSET   610 PM EST   
MARCH  1 2004.........SUNRISE   645 AM EST   SUNSET   611 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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