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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC                    
127 AM EDT TUE MAY 23 2006

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...THE CAPE HATTERAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         74    122 AM  85    1881  76     -2       72       
  MINIMUM         63    612 AM  48    2005  62      1       48       
  AVERAGE         69                        69      0       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.03 1967   0.13  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.12                      2.75  -1.63     8.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.97                     10.99  -5.02    15.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.45                     20.77  -8.32    21.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE NOV 1      0.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        40     -3       76       
  SINCE MAR 1    622                       627     -5      814       
  SINCE JUL 1   2372                      2514   -142     2632       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        70    -43       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                       104    -62       15       
  SINCE JAN 1     42                       105    -63       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE CAPE HATTERAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        86      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2006...........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY 24 2006...........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 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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