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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri Aug 23 2002 - 19:39:21 EDT

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1100 AM EDT THU AUG 22 2002

...THE NUMBER OF 90 DEGREE DAYS FOR 2002 THROUGH AUGUST 21...

THE LONG TERM DROUGHT HAS HAD AN INFLUENCE NOT ONLY ON THE DRYING UP
OF STREAMS... RIVERS... LAKES... AND LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES... IT HAS
LEAD TO VERY DRY SOILS THAT HEAT UP MORE READILY THAN SOILS THAT HAVE
NORMAL OR WET MOISTURE CONTENT. THIS HAS LEAD TO A DRAMATIC INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF 90 DEGREE DAYS DURING THE WARM SEASON ACROSS
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FOR 2002... AS COMPARED TO 2001... AND
THE 30 YEAR AVERAGE.

THE FOLLOWING IS A TABLE OF 90 DEGREE DAYS THROUGH AUGUST 21, 2002
FOR THE CURRENT WARM SEASON... FOR THE GREENSBORO/WINSTON-SALEM AND
RALEIGH/DURHAM AREAS. INCLUDED IS THE MONTHLY AND YEARLY 30 YEAR
AVERAGE 90 DEGREE DAYS... AND THE YEARLY RECORD NUMBER FOR BOTH
SITES.

FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES... THE TOTALS FOR 2001 WERE ALSO LISTED.

GREENSBORO/WINSTON-SALEM 90 DEGREE DAY INFORMATION

TOTALS BY MONTH (2002) (2001) (30 YEAR AVERAGE BY MONTH)

APRIL 1 0 0.4
MAY 0 0 1.4
JUNE 10 4 5.7
JULY 18 2 10.8
AUGUST 14 5 8.7
SEPTEMBER 0 2.3
OCTOBER 0 0.2

YEARLY TOTALS 43 11 29.5

GREENSBORO 30 YEAR AVERAGE TOTAL... 29.5
GREENSBORO TOTAL FOR 2002 THROUGH AUGUST 21... 43
GREENSBORO RECORD FOR 90 DEGREE DAYS... 58 SET IN 1958

RALEIGH/DURHAM 90 DEGREE DAY INFORMATION

TOTALS BY MONTH (2002) (2001) (30 YEAR AVERAGE BY MONTH)

APRIL 3 2 0.6
MAY 4 1 1.5
JUNE 18 9 6.9
JULY 19 10 11.9
AUGUST 17 15 10.1
SEPTEMBER 2 3.0
OCTOBER 0 0.2

YEARLY TOTALS 61 39 34.2

RALEIGH/DURHAM 30 YEAR AVERAGE TOTAL... 34.2
RALEIGH/DURHAM TOTAL FOR 2002 THROUGH AUGUST 21... 61
RALEIGH/DURHAM RECORD FOR 90 DEGREE DAYS... 78 SET IN 1941

THE FAYETTEVILLE AIRPORT HAS TOTALED 65 DAYS OF 90+ DEGREES
THUS FAR THIS SUMMER.

IN ADDITION... BOTH FAYETTEVILLE AND RALEIGH/DURHAM HAVE REACHED
100+ DEGREES TWICE THIS SUMMER.

BADGETT

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