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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
120 AM EDT TUE MAY 24 2005

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...THE ELIZABETH CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         81        MM 101    1941  80      1       90        
  MINIMUM         56        MM  44    2002  59     -3       72        
  AVERAGE         69                        70     -1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.16 2003   0.14  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.23                      3.02   2.21     3.18    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.98                     10.69   0.29     8.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.96                     18.37  -2.41    11.81    
                                                                     
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        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        34     49       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    901                       617    284      619       
  SINCE JUL 1   3364                      2979    385     3151       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        75    -48      196       
  SINCE MAR 1     48                       102    -54      268       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                       102    -53      269       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE ELIZABETH CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        94      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 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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