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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC                                  
502 PM EST SAT MAR 6 2004

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...THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         71    359 PM  82    1967  59     12       66       
  MINIMUM         61   1202 PM  11    1960  36     25       45       
  AVERAGE         66                        48     18       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.17          1.35 1992   0.14   0.03     0.77    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      0.80  -0.53     1.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.27                      0.80  -0.53     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.82                      8.29  -3.47     7.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                        17    -17        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                       109    -93       91       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                       109    -93       91       
  SINCE JUL 1   2730                      2838   -108     3043       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         0      9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         0      9        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         1      8        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        85      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        15      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2004.........SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   615 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2004.........SUNRISE   637 AM EST   SUNSET   616 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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AT NWS RALEIGH, ON THE NC STATE CENTENNIAL CAMPUS:
HIGH	72
LOW	61
PCPN    0.10