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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE ELIZABETH CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         70   1210 AM  94    1942  76     -6       78       
  MINIMUM         54    800 PM  38    1971  52      2       61       
  AVERAGE         62                        64     -2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          0.76 1953   0.11   0.12     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.11   0.12     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.98                      7.78  -1.80     5.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.96                     15.46  -4.50     8.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      3.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         3      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    821                       586    235      598       
  SINCE JUL 1   3284                      2948    336     3130       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        29     -8       77       
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        29     -7       78       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE ELIZABETH CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        38      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 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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