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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC                    
135 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE CAPE HATTERAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2005...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    201 PM  82    1910  72      0       75       
  MINIMUM         51    126 AM  39    1971  56     -5       67       
  AVERAGE         62                        64     -2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.55 2003   0.11  -0.11     0.67    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.22   0.29     0.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.70                      8.46  -1.76     6.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.93                     18.24  -5.31    11.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE NOV 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         6      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    746                       593    153      593       
  SINCE JUL 1   2564                      2480     84     2544       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       13       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        38    -34       52       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        39    -35       54       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
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    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE CAPE HATTERAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        83      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 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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