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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC                    
525 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE CAPE HATTERAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         50    358 PM  76    1992  58     -8       63       
  MINIMUM         37    633 AM  26    1960  42     -5       51       
  AVERAGE         44                        50     -6       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.91 1982   0.16  -0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.93  -0.93     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.93  -0.93     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.23                     10.71  -4.48     5.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE NOV 1      MM                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           21                        15      6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                        94     39       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    133                        94     39       59       
  SINCE JUL 1   1951                      1981    -30     2010       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE CAPE HATTERAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        74      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        27      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM EST   SUNSET   603 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM EST   SUNSET   603 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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