810  
CXUS52 KMHX 012326  
CLMHSE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
616 PM EST SUN NOV 1 2009  
   
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..THE CAPE HATTERAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 90 10/02/1981  
LOW 32 10/28/1979  
HIGHEST 83 10/10 89 -6 81 10/09  
LOWEST 43 10/21 32 11 41 10/31  
10/20  
AVG. MAXIMUM 71.9 72.6 -0.7 70.6  
AVG. MINIMUM 59.1 58.8 0.3 57.3  
MEAN 65.5 65.7 -0.2 64.0  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 15.05 1985  
MINIMUM MM MM  
TOTALS 6.31 5.31 1.00 4.11  
DAYS >= .01 16 8.7 7.3 9  
DAYS >= .10 9 5.7 3.3 7  
DAYS >= .50 6 2.6 3.4 4  
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.6 1.4 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 2.49 10/26 TO 10/27  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL MM 5  
24 HR TOTAL MM  
SNOW DEPTH MM MM  
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0  
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM  
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 10/31 TO 10/31 10/31 TO 10/31  
10/31 TO 10/31[J)  
10/31 TO 10/31[J)  
STORM TOTAL MM MM  
(MM/DD(HH)) MM 10/31(00) TO 10/31(00)  
10/31(00) TO 10/31(00)1[J)  
10/31(00) TO 10/31(00)1[J)  
 
DEGREE_DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 72 72 0 103  
SINCE 7/1 72 74 -2 103    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/140 DATE 10/27  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/160 DATE 10/27  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
 
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 9 RAIN 9  
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0  
HAZE 4  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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