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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC                                  
135 AM EDT MON MAY 17 2004

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...THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1928 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         82    340 PM  92    1941  77      5       75       
  MINIMUM         64    604 AM  38    1973  55      9       57       
  AVERAGE         73                        66      7       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.03 1985   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      2.04  -0.91     1.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.27                      9.32  -4.05    14.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.57                     15.96  -7.39    22.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     18.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        55    -23       31       
  SINCE MAR 1    684                       801   -117      607       
  SINCE JUL 1   3665                      3818   -153     3671       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                        34     53       56       
  SINCE MAR 1    136                        63     73       80       
  SINCE JAN 1    136                        63     73       80       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   821 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   822 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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