000 CDUS42 KMHX 050631 CLIHSE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 129 AM EST FRI DEC 5 2008 ................................... ...THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2008 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 62 640 PM 76 1982 60 2 47 MINIMUM 35 524 AM 27 1979 45 -10 39 AVERAGE 49 53 -4 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.57 1962 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.15 0.58 -0.43 0.02 SINCE DEC 1 0.15 0.58 -0.43 0.02 SINCE JAN 1 58.77 53.77 5.00 33.30 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE NOV 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 16 13 3 22 MONTH TO DATE 65 49 16 54 SINCE DEC 1 65 49 16 54 SINCE JUL 1 506 367 139 308 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 4 -4 0 SINCE JAN 1 1804 1737 67 2050 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 500 AM LOWEST 55 500 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE CAPE HATTERAS NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 77 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 30 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 5 2008......SUNRISE 656 AM EST SUNSET 450 PM EST DECEMBER 6 2008......SUNRISE 657 AM EST SUNSET 450 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$