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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
805 AM EST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE ELIZABETH CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 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         39   1255 PM  92    1945  63    -24       47       
  MINIMUM         34    821 PM  24    1970  41     -7       38       
  AVERAGE         37                        52    -15       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          1.68 1975   0.14   0.23      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      2.26  -1.19     2.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.07                      2.26  -1.19     2.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.05                      9.94  -3.89     5.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1      3.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        13     15       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  399                       256    143      210       
  SINCE MAR 1    399                       256    143      210       
  SINCE JUL 1   2862                      2618    244     2742       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE ELIZABETH CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        81      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        23      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM EST   SUNSET   615 PM EST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   610 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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