AUGUST 2002

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2002	TEMP.	TEMP.	TEMP.	TEMP.	TEMP.	TEMP. 	MEAN	SOIL	SKY	SKY	PRECIP	MAX.1HR	MAX.5M	FROZ.	SNOW ON	START	END	2002	START	END	WIND 	WIND  	MAX.	MAX.	MAX.RH.	MIN.RH.	MAX.	MIN.	AVE.	BAR.	BAR.&	MAP	FEAT.	HP.LP	FRONT	FRONT	FRONT 	2002	August-2002
AUG	MAX.	MAX.	MIN.	MIN.	RANGE	MEAN	CHANGE	TEMP.	AM	PM	MELTED	PRECIP.	PRECIP.	PRECIP.	GROUND	TIME	TIME	AUG	TIME	TIME	RUN	DOT AVE	SUNRISE	SUNSET	SUNRISE	SUNSET	BAR.	BAR.	BAR.	CHANGE	PREC.	FEAT.	LOC#	TRACK	DIRCT.	INTEN.	PASS.	AUG	REMARKS FOR THE MONTH
Aug-01	96	16:48	75	06:57	21	85.5	-0.5	79	0	0								Aug-01			31	5	9	14	81	37	29.99	29.91	29.95	0.02		9R	OH-ALC	EAST				Aug-01	MUCH THUNDER AS A THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY JUST SE OF US AT 1958
Aug-02	98	16:57	73	05:09	25	85.5	0.0	80	0	1								Aug-02			16	1	10	12	85	33	30.08	29.98	30.03	0.08		9	VA					Aug-02	CUMULUS CLS AROUND 1400 & CIRRUS OUTFLOW TO WEST FROM A DISTANT TS AT 1800 --NEW 22-YR. RECORD HIGH MAX. TEMP. RECORD SET TODAY
Aug-03	95	14:11	73	23:50	22	84.0	-1.5	80	0	2	0.34	0.34	0.17			1538	1605	Aug-03			25	2	14	23	92	45	30.23	30.09	30.16	0.13	30.13	23, 11			NW	WEAK	1545	Aug-03	BOTH A TROUGH AND A COLD FRONT TO THE NW-BOTH WEAK-THUNDERSTORM OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON AT 1540
Aug-04	95	17:20	71	06:29	24	83.0	-1.0	78	0	0								Aug-04			15	2	2	13	97	41	30.24	30.15	30.20	0.04		24			NORTH	WEAK		Aug-04	TROUGH PASSED YESTERDAY AND COLD FRONT BECAME STATIONARY TO NORTH OF US AND DID NOT PASS OUR AREA
Aug-05	95	14:25	74	06:42	21	84.5	1.5	79	0	2	0.18	0.13	0.02			1726	1735	Aug-05	2141	2300	26	5	3	16	90	38	30.16	29.95	30.06	-0.14	29.99	11			NORTH	STRONG		Aug-05	THUNDERSHOWER AT 1730 AND A HAZY DAY
Aug-06	81	17:14	67	22:43	14	74.0	-10.5	79	0	0	0.01	0.01	T			0050	0135	Aug-06			58	27	17	21	96	28	30.12	29.91	30.02	-0.04	29.96	11, 9	ON	EAST	NORTH	STRONG	0630	Aug-06	BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH A DEEP BLUE SKY
Aug-07	79	17:08	59	06:39	20	69.0	-5.0	77	0	0								Aug-07			40	14	18	20	73	35	30.17	30.10	30.14	0.12		9	ON	EAST				Aug-07	BEAUTIFUL DAY BUT SOME CUMMULUS IN THE PM
Aug-08	81	17:34	59	06:22	22	70.0	1.0	76	0	0								Aug-08			32	12	6	16	80	33	30.22	30.16	30.19	0.05		9	ON	ESE				Aug-08	HIGH PRESSURE MOVING EAST BUT AT A VERY SLOW RATE
Aug-09	85	17:53	61	07:08	24	73.0	3.0	74	0	0								Aug-09			24	5	3	13	77	31	30.28	30.19	30.24	0.05		9	MI	EAST				Aug-09	
Aug-10	89	16:00	63	06:50	26	76.0	3.0	74	0	0								Aug-10			16	1	5	11	82	29	30.27	30.13	30.20	-0.04		9	MD	SOUTH				Aug-10	22 YEAR  MAX. DAILY TEMP. RANGE FOR THE DATE BROKEN TODAY
Aug-11	92	17:56	66	06:45	26	79.0	3.0	73	0	0								Aug-11			14	1	5	9	84	34	30.19	30.07	30.13	-0.07		9	NC	STAT.				Aug-11	22 YEAR  MAX. DAILY TEMP. RANGE FOR THE DATE BROKEN TODAY-TODAY WAS 41ST DAY OF 90° OR ABOVE MAX. TEMPS. 
Aug-12	94	15:33	70	06:47	24	82.0	3.0	74	0	1	0.31	0.31	0.15			1945	2008	Aug-12			13	0	0	33	96	36	30.13	30.05	30.09	-0.04	30.08	9	NCC	STAT.				Aug-12	22 YR  MAX. DAILY TEMP. RANGE & HIGH MAX.TEMP. FOR THE DATE BROKEN -TS @1950-MAX. WIND @1949-MAX.RAIN 1952-VERY HAZY DAY-MAX. RAIN IN 1 MIN. 0.05 INS. 
Aug-13	95	15:56	72	06:54	23	83.5	1.5	75	0	0								Aug-13			15	2	3	10	96	36	30.16	30.05	30.11	0.02		23			WEST	WEAK	NOON	Aug-13	VERY HOT AND HAZY-TIED 22 YEAR RECORD HIGH MAX. FOR DATE
Aug-14	95	16:06	76	07:03	19	85.5	2.0	76	0	0								Aug-14			24	5	4	15	75	29	30.13	30.04	30.09	-0.02		9	NCC	EAST				Aug-14	HAZY AND HOT DAY-44 DAYS OF =>90° F MAX. FOR 2002.  THE MIN. TEMP. TODAY WAS 75°F & EQUALED THE 22 YR LOW MIN. TEMP. REC. FOR THE DATE.
Aug-15	94	16:28	75	06:57	19	84.5	-1.0	76	0	1								Aug-15			20	2	8	11	83	42	30.20	30.11	30.16	0.07		9	NCC	NE				Aug-15	THE MIN. TEMP. TODAY WAS 75°F AND EQUALED THE 22 YEAR LOW MINIMUM TEMP. REC. FOR THE DATE; THE OLD REC. WAS SET IN 1988.
Aug-16	90	16:41	74	06:44	16	82.0	-2.5	77	2	1								Aug-16			26	6	15	13	87	48	30.22	30.14	30.18	0.02		9	VAC	SOUTH				Aug-16	THE MIN. TEMP. TODAY WAS 74°F  & EQUALED THE 22 YEAR LOW MIN. TEMP. REC. FOR THE DATE; THE OLD REC. WAS SET IN 1997.
Aug-17	91	15:47	77	06:41	14	84.0	2.0	77	2	1								Aug-17			21	5	8	12	83	46	30.16	30.00	30.08	-0.10		9R	NC-VAC	SOUTH				Aug-17	THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE TODAY WAS 77°F, A NEW 22 YEAR HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE DATE; THE OLD RECORD WAS 74°F IN 1997.
Aug-18	93	15:38	76	07:13	17	84.5	0.5	78	0	0								Aug-18			37	9	8	13	85	43	30.00	29.91	29.96	-0.13		9R	GA-GAC	EAST				Aug-18	22 YR  DAILY  HIGH MAX. AND HIGH MIN. TEMP. RECORDS FOR THE DATE WERE  BROKEN.
Aug-19	93	16:40	77	07:01	16	85.0	0.5	78	1	1								Aug-19			27	7	9	10	75	40	30.01	29.87	29.94	-0.01		9, 24	NC	SOUTH	NORTH	AVE.		Aug-19	22 YR  DAILY  HIGH MAX. AND HIGH MIN. TEMP. RECORDS FOR THE DATE WERE  BROKEN.
Aug-20	89	16:50	76	07:39	13	82.5	-2.5	78	1	0								Aug-20			41	21	12	16	82	41	30.16	29.91	30.04	0.09		23, 11			NW	AVE.	2350	Aug-20	THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE TODAY WAS 76°F, A NEW 22 YEAR HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE DATE; THE OLD RECORD WAS 70°F IN 1980.
Aug-21	86	16:28	71	06:54	15	78.5	-4.0	78	1	1								Aug-21			15	3	9	12	85	43	30.30	30.16	30.23	0.20		9	NY	EAST				Aug-21	
Aug-22	92	17:33	71	04:11	21	81.5	3.0	76	2	1								Aug-22			13	2	11	12	79	49	30.29	30.02	30.16	-0.07		9	MAC	EAST				Aug-22	"CIRRUS MOST OF THE DAY- - - TODAY WAS THE 50TH DAY THIS YEAR WITH A MAX. TEMP. = > 90°F A NEW 22- YR. REC. THE OLD REC. WAS 49 DAYS IN  YRS 1980,83,88.
Aug-23	87	18:17	77	06:58	10	82.0	0.5	77	2	1	T					1300	1330	Aug-23			31	11	8	11	82	60	30.02	29.92	29.97	-0.19	29.93	9, 11	GA-GAC	SE	NORTH	WEAK	1830	Aug-23	THE MIN. TEMP.  WAS A  22 YR HIGH MIN.TEMP.REC.FOR THE DATE. JUST A FEW SPRINKLES AROUND 1300-1315 - -LIGHTNING SEEN ABT.2100 AS TS. PASSES TO THE S.OF US.
Aug-24	87	14:29	73	08:52	14	80.0	-2.0	78	2	2	0.24	0.14	0.10			0743	0850	Aug-24	1435	1448	21	3	10	11	95	65	29.98	29.78	29.88	-0.09	29.93	11			NW	WEAK	1600	Aug-24	THE MIN. TEMP. TODAY WAS A NEW 22 YR HIGH MIN. TEMP. REC. FOR THE DATE.  - - - TWO THUNDERSHOWERS TODAY.
Aug-25	84	16:14	71	06:51	13	77.5	-2.5	78	0	1								Aug-25			47	17	11	16	82	44	30.00	29.88	29.94	0.06		11			NW	WEAK	1830	Aug-25	CIRRUS THEN ALTOCUMULUS CLOUDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
Aug-26	81	14:13	68	06:03	13	74.5	-3.0	77	2	2								Aug-26			9	1	4	6	81	62	30.05	29.99	30.02	0.08		8	GA-GAC	NE	 			Aug-26	
Aug-27	82	13:02	68	06:48	14	75.0	0.5	76	2	2								Aug-27			1	0	0	10	90	55	30.24	30.04	30.14	0.12		24			SE	WEAK		Aug-27	LP. TO DEVELOP ON A STATIONARY FRONT IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA
Aug-28	74	00:01	60	23:53	14	67.0	-8.0	76	2	2	2.07	0.40	0.06			150	2400	Aug-28			47	14	12	19	97	76	30.25	30.17	30.21	0.07	30.2	21			SE	WEAK		Aug-28	MOST RAIN IN A CALENDAR DAY SINCE 9-25-2000 WHEN 2.11 INCHES FELL. - - - A NEW 22-YR. DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM RAIN AMOUNT SET TODAY.
Aug-29	68	17:31	59	03:30	9	63.5	-3.5	73	2	2	0.19					0001	0500	Aug-29			25	9	27	10	97	78	30.22	30.16	30.19	-0.02	30.22	8	DE	NE				Aug-29	MOST RAIN  (2.18 INCHES) IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD SINCE 4-17-2000
Aug-30	71	14:20	59	06:31	12	65.0	1.5	72	1	2								Aug-30			16	5	4	10	96	65	30.37	30.22	30.30	0.11		9	MI	NE				Aug-30	VERY HEAVY DEW
Aug-31	74	12:58	61	06:37	13	67.5	2.5	72	2	2	0.03	0.01	T			1500	1540	Aug-31	2210	2400	37	5	5	18	90	63	30.43	30.37	30.40	0.10	30.41	9, 8	QU	NE				Aug-31	LP. IN NC MOVING TOWARD THE NE SLOWLY -- RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW
TOTAL	2706	47811	2152	24821	554.0	2429.0	-18.5	2371.0	24.0	28.0	3.37	1.34	0.50	0.0	0.0	MAX.	TEMP	  MIN. 	TEMP	TOT.	783	202	260	436	2673	1405	935.27	931.43	933.35	0.47	270.85	 WX.	FEAT.		EXTREMES		DATE	 AUG. WAS HOT AND DRY.  THE AVE. MEAN TEMP. WAS 78.35°F, A DEP. OF +3.08° F. & WAS THE 2ND HOTTEST AUG. IN THE LAST 22YRS. & THE WARMEST SINCE 1980.	
NUM	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	8	7	5	0	0	>=95	7	<=75	25	NUM.	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	9	LOW	PR.=	3	MAX.	TEMP	08-02	WE HAD 15 DAYS = > 90° F AND 7 DAYS EQUAL TO OR ABOVE 95° F. ; ONLY TWO YEARS HAD MORE (1980, 1988) IN THE LAST 22- YEARS.	
AVE.	87.29	15:37	69.42	08:14	17.87	78.35	-0.60	76.48	0.77	0.90	0.42	0.19	0.10	0.00	0.00	>=85	21	<=70	13	AVE.	25.26	6.52	8.39	14.06	86.23	45.32	30.17	30.05	30.11	0.02	30.09	HIGH	PR.=	17	MIN.	TEMP	08-07	ONLY 1983 AND 1988 HAD A HIGHER MAX. TEMP. READING FOR AUG. IN THE LAST 22 YRS. THAN THE 98°F RECORDED ON THE 2ND.	
MAX. 	98	18:17	77	23:53	26	85.5	3.0	CLEAR	17	12	2.07	0.40	0.17	0.0	0	>=80	26	<=65	8	MAX. 	58	27	27	33	97	78	30.43	30.37	30.40	0.20	30.41	ELONG	HP.=	3	08-08	08-29	08-30	THE 22ND WAS THE 50TH DAY THIS YR. WITH A MAX. TEMP. >= 90°F A NEW 22- YR. RECORD.THE OLD REC. WAS 49 DAYS IN THE YRS. 1980, 1983, AND 1988.	
MIN.	68	00:01	59	03:30	9	63.5	-10.5	P.CLO.	4	10	>= 1.00 inches				>=75	27	<=60	5	MIN.	1	0	0	6	73	28	29.98	29.78	29.88	-0.19	29.93	COLD	FRO.=	7	MAX.	PREC.	08-28	THE AUG. RAINFALL WAS ESSENTIALLY AVERAGE BUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE RAIN CAME ON THE 28TH.  THE 2.07 INCHES OF RAIN ON THE 28TH WAS THE GREASTEST	
>=90°	15	<=32°	0	 				CLO.	10	9	1	DAYS				>=70	30	<=55	0	MEDI.	24	5	8	13	85	42	30.17	30.05	30.13	0.02	30.08	WARM	FRO.=	1	MAX. 	A.WIND	08-29	AMOUNT OF RAIN EVER TO FALL IN A CALENDAR DAY IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST IN THE LAST 22-YEARS. 	
DATE	08-02	DATE	08-07							DATE	08-28					>=65	31	<=50	0			DATE	08-29	08-12		DATE	08-31	08-24				STAT.	FRO.=	3	MAX.	P. WIND	08-12	SINCE LAST YR AT THIS TIME ONLY 3 OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS HAVE HAD ABOVE AVE. RAINFALL. ONLY TWO WERE LESS THAN +0.09 ABOVE THE AVE. 	
MAX.		MIN.	08-08							MAX.						>=60	31	<=45	0			MAX.				MAX.						ALL	HPS.=	20	MAX. 	BAR.	08-31	FOR 2002 WE NOW HAVE A DEFICIT OF -9.44 INCHES IN PRECIP. & WITH THE 2001 DEFICIT OF -7.84 INCHES WE ARE A TOTAL OF -17.28 INCHES.	
TEMP.		TEMP.	08-30	& 08-29						PREC.						>=55	31	<=40	0			WIND				BAR.									MIN. 	BAR.	08-24	THE 33MPH WIND OF THE 12TH IN A SINGLE WIND GUST AT 1949 HOURS IN A TS WAS THE HIGHEST WIND RECORDED IN AUG. SINCE 1987.