OCTOBER 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 MAX. MAX. MAX.RH. MIN.RH. MAX. MIN. AVE. BAR. BAR.& MAP FEAT. HP.LP FRONT FRONT FRONT 2002 REMARKS FOR THE MONTH
OCT. MAX. MAX. MIN. MIN. RANGE MEAN CHANGE TEMP. AM PM MELTED PRECIP. PRECIP. PRECIP. GROUND TIME TIME OCT. TIME TIME DOT AVE SUNRISE SUNSET SUNRISE SUNSET BAR. BAR. BAR. CHANGE PREC. FEAT. LOC# TRACK DIRCT. INTEN. PASS. OCT. ** THE TEMP. RANGE FOR THE 16TH WAS 6°F, A NEW 22 YR MIN. TEMP. RANGE REC.FOR THE DATE; THE OLD REC. WAS 11 °F IN 1991.
Oct-01 79 14:03 61 7:27 18 70.0 3.0 65 0 0 Oct-01 1 6 10 94 59 30.27 30.14 30.21 -0.11 9R NC-VAC STAT. Oct-01
Oct-02 82 13:59 63 7:39 19 72.5 2.5 64 0 1 Oct-02 3 2 12 96 51 30.16 30.05 30.11 -0.10 9 NC-VAC STAT. Oct-02 HURRICANE LILI TO BECOME A CATEGORY 3 STORM TODAY-VERY CALM OVER NIGHT AND A HEAVY DEW
Oct-03 84 15:06 66 7:39 18 75.0 2.5 65 1 2 Oct-03 3 5 11 95 54 30.08 30.01 30.05 -0.06 9 NC-VAC EAST Oct-03 THIN CIRRUS IN AM-NEW RECORD MAX. AND MIN. FOR THE DATE
Oct-04 83 15:10 70 3:34 13 76.5 1.5 66 2 1 Oct-04 7 11 15 97 57 30.14 29.92 30.03 -0.02 24 NORTH WEAK Oct-04 LIGHT FOG IN THE AM-TIED RECORD MIN. FOR DATE-STATIONARY FRONT STAYED TO THE NORTH OF OUR AREA
Oct-05 84 14:31 62 23:59 22 73.0 -3.5 67 2 0 Oct-05 23 8 16 94 39 30.24 29.89 30.07 0.03 11 NW AVE 0900 Oct-05 THE 70°F MIN. YESTERDAY TIED THE WARMEST NIGHT EVER RECORDED FOR THE MONTH OF OCT.
Oct-06 70 16:29 53 7:37 17 61.5 -11.5 67 0 1 Oct-06 3 19 12 81 53 30.33 30.13 30.23 0.16 9 NY EAST Oct-06 CLOUDS AFTER 1430
Oct-07 73 13:30 54 23:59 19 63.5 2.0 65 2 2 Oct-07 17 9 19 86 44 30.19 30.02 30.11 -0.12 11 WEST AVE 0930 Oct-07 CLEARING AROUND 1700
Oct-08 60 14:59 45 7:39 15 52.5 -11.0 65 0 2 Oct-08 6 11 15 85 36 30.37 30.19 30.28 0.18 9 ON EAST Oct-08 CIRRUS STARTING AROUND NOON AND BECOMING THICKER TO ALTOCUMULUS
Oct-09 63 13:02 49 0:22 14 56.0 3.5 62 2 2 T 2000 2005 Oct-09 0 4 8 84 91 30.36 30.29 30.33 0.04 30.30 9 ME EAST Oct-09 MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH OVERRIDING HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH
Oct-10 65 16:02 58 4:49 7 61.5 5.5 62 2 2 0.50 0.12 0.03 0005 2400 Oct-10 1 0 5 97 87 30.33 30.23 30.28 -0.04 30.30 8, 23 EAST NE Oct-10 RAIN VERY LIGHT MOST OF THE DAY
Oct-11 69 16:18 63 7:06 6 66.0 4.5 63 2 2 0.91 0.15 0.03 0001 1420 Oct-11 0 5 8 97 92 30.23 30.10 30.17 -0.12 30.23 24 SOUTH AVE. 1530 Oct-11 22 YEAR REC. RAINFALL SET FOR THE DATE
Oct-12 68 15:32 63 23:59 5 65.5 -0.5 63 2 2 T 0330 0400 Oct-12 4 6 10 98 83 30.16 30.08 30.12 -0.05 8 DE NE Oct-12 LIGHT FOG IN THE AM
Oct-13 67 17:29 56 23:58 11 61.5 -4.0 64 2 2 0.07 0.07 0.02 1440 1445 Oct-13 1900 1920 9 9 9 93 78 30.27 30.10 30.19 0.07 30.12 11 EAST NW STRONG 1917 Oct-13
Oct-14 56 0:02 44 23:59 12 50.0 -13.0 64 0 0 Oct-14 12 23 15 88 37 30.42 30.27 30.35 0.16 9 QU EAST Oct-14 FEW CIRRUS IN THE PM - - - THE MAX. TEMP. TIED THE 22-YEAR RECORD FOR THE LOW MAX. TEMP. FOR THE DATE
Oct-15 58 15:44 40 6:19 18 49.0 -1.0 61 2 2 0.12 2000 2400 Oct-15 3 0 11 91 65 30.32 29.91 30.12 -0.23 29.99 8 LAC NE Oct-15 COOLEST NIGHT SINCE MAY 21, 2002
Oct-16 57 16:30 51 23:33 6 54.0 5.0 59 2 2 1.58 0.21 0.04 0001 1410 Oct-16 23 16 15 97 87 29.91 29.55 29.73 -0.39 29.91 9 VAC NE Oct-16 COASTAL STORM - MAX. RAIN 5 MINS. 0.04, 15 MINS. 0.08, HR. 0.21-MOST RAIN SINCE AUG. 28, 02 WHEN WE HAD 2.07 INS.-- REC. RAINFALL FOR THE DATE **
Oct-17 59 14:00 43 23:59 16 51.0 -3.0 58 2 2 0.06 0.05 0.01 1600 1845 Oct-17 11 10 9 96 58 30.02 29.83 29.93 0.19 30.00 8 ME NE Oct-17
Oct-18 57 16:02 38 7:01 19 47.5 -3.5 58 0 1 Oct-18 3 17 13 93 42 30.24 30.10 30.17 0.25 9R AL-NC EAST Oct-18 LOWEST TEMP. SINCE APRIL 24, 2002
Oct-19 64 17:02 46 4:42 18 55.0 7.5 56 2 2 Oct-19 2 8 12 88 64 30.23 29.92 30.08 -0.09 11 NW AVE. 1645 Oct-19
Oct-20 58 0:01 49 22:58 9 53.5 -1.5 57 2 2 0.01 0.01 T 0245 0300 Oct-20 2 7 8 93 64 30.09 29.97 30.03 -0.05 29.97 24 SE AVE. Oct-20 COLD FRONT PASSED THE AREA AND BECAME STATIONARY FRONT TO OUR SE
Oct-21 57 15:19 46 23:58 11 51.5 -2.0 57 2 1 Oct-21 3 5 10 87 49 30.21 30.10 30.16 0.13 24 SE AVE. Oct-21 3°F ABOVE REC. LOW MAX. FOR THE DATE
Oct-22 58 16:24 40 6:28 18 49.0 -2.5 56 2 0 Oct-22 1 3 8 93 55 30.27 30.20 30.24 0.08 9 KY EAST Oct-22 CIRRUS CLOUDS IN PM
Oct-23 60 0:15 42 7:37 18 51.0 2.0 55 0 0 Oct-23 11 0 15 96 42 30.34 30.24 30.29 0.05 11 NW WEAK 1830 Oct-23 VERY WEAK CF TODAY - - - MOISTURE HAZE IN THE EARLY MORNING THEN A BLUE SKY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY
Oct-24 51 0:01 43 23:57 8 47.0 -4.0 55 2 2 Oct-24 3 13 14 80 56 30.45 30.38 30.42 0.13 23 WEST WEAK Oct-24 CLOUDY ALL DAY AND COOL FOR OCTOBER --- THE MAX. TEMP. TIED THE 22-YEAR RECORD FOR THE LOW MAX. TEMP. FOR THE DATE
Oct-25 54 22:44 42 4:24 12 48.0 1.0 54 2 2 0.49 0.24 0.04 1715 1810 Oct-25 1945 2400 2 9 10 90 74 30.41 30.06 30.24 -0.18 30.22 8 SCC NE Oct-25
Oct-26 64 16:16 50 6:09 14 57.0 9.0 54 2 1 0.46 0.18 0.05 0001 0320 Oct-26 13 9 20 97 63 30.06 29.94 30.00 -0.23 30.06 11, 8 NY, SCC NE WEST AVE. 1630 Oct-26 14 MONTHS SINCE THIS MUCH RAIN WAS RECORDED IN ONE MONTH (MAX. 5 MIN. OF 0.5 INCHES RAIN OCCURRED AT 0145)
Oct-27 61 14:23 46 7:50 15 53.5 -3.5 54 0 1 Oct-27 10 9 16 95 50 30.20 30.07 30.14 0.13 9 IA NE Oct-27
Oct-28 51 0:05 47 6:00 4 49.0 -4.5 55 2 2 0.08 0.06 0.01 1055 1330 Oct-28 0 6 6 90 67 30.20 30.11 30.16 0.02 30.17 8 MS NE Oct-28 LIGHT RAIN THEN DRIZZLE AND CLOUDY AND DAMP
Oct-29 48 0:01 38 23:58 10 43.0 -6.0 54 2 2 0.89 0.23 0.03 1040 2400 Oct-29 10 16 17 94 54 30.20 30.02 30.11 -0.05 30.14 8 AR NE Oct-29 MAX. RAIN RATES-- 0.23 INCHES IN ONE HOUR, 0.07 INCHES IN 15 MINUTES, 0.03 INCHES IN 5 MINS
Oct-30 40 14:02 37 18:43 3 38.5 -4.5 52 2 2 0.45 0.08 0.02 0001 2015 Oct-30 2300 2400 16 16 12 96 91 30.02 29.91 29.97 -0.15 30.02 8 TN ENE Oct-30 VERY COLD DARK GLOOMY & DAMP DAY --TOT. SOLAR RADIATION FOR THE DAY WAS 0.16 UNITS -- -COLDEST DAY EVER IN OCT.-- LOW MAX. TEMP. -11°F BELOW THE REC. FOR THE DAY
Oct-31 46 14:53 37 23:58 9 41.5 3.0 50 2 2 0.03 0.01 T 0001 0550 Oct-31 16 13 14 96 62 30.15 29.99 30.07 0.11 29.99 8 VAC NE Oct-31 CLOUDS CLEARED OFF JUST BEFORE SUNSET -- FREEZE WARNINGS POSTED BY THE WEATHER SERVICE FOR TONIGHT
TOTAL 1946 38594 1542 40720 401.0 1745.5 -25.5 1847.0 45.0 45.0 5.65 1.41 0.28 0.0 0.0 MAX. TEMP MIN. TEMP TOT. 218 275 375 2857 1904 936.87 931.72 934.30 -0.24 421.42 WX. FEAT EXTREME DATES OCTOBER WAS A MONTH OF EXTREMES FROM NEAR RECORD HEAT AND DROUGHT TO RECORD COLD AND WETNESS!
NUM. 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 13 12 10 0 0 >=85 0 <=70 31 NUM. 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 14 LOW PR.= 10 MAX. TEMP. 10-03 THE AVE. MAX. TEMP. HAD A DEP. OF -2.37 °F & THE AVE. MIN. TEMP. HAD A +2.71°F DEP. IF THIS APPEARS TO BE UNUSUAL IT IS EASILY EXPLAINED BY ALL THE CLOUDINESS IN THE MONTH.
AVE. 62.77 12:34 49.74 13:23 13.03 56.26 -0.82 59.58 1.45 1.45 0.43 0.12 0.03 0.00 0.00 >=80 4 <=65 29 AVE. 7.03 8.87 12.10 92.16 61.42 30.22 30.06 30.14 -0.01 30.10 HIGH PR.= 8 MAX. TEMP. 10-05 OCT. WAS THE CLOUDIEST OCT. IN THE LAST 22 YRS. & THE CLOUDIEST MONTH SINCE FEB. '89 BUT APRIL OF 2000 WAS NEARLY AS CLOUDY.
MAX. 84 22:44 70 23:59 22 76.5 9.0 CLEAR 8 5 1.58 0.24 0.05 0.0 0 >=75 5 <=60 24 MAX. 23 23 20 98 92 30.45 30.38 30.42 0.25 30.30 ELONG HP.= 2 MIN. TEMP. 10-30 THE CLOUDINESS ALSO GAVE OCT THE LOWEST AVE. TEMP. RANGE EVER RECORDED IN OCT. 12.94°F; THE OLD RECORD WAS 15.68°F OR A DEP. OF -2.74°F.
MIN. 40 0:01 37 0:22 3 38.5 -11.5 P.CLO. 1 7 >= 1.00 inches >=70 7 <=55 22 MIN. 0 0 5 80 36 29.91 29.55 29.73 -0.39 29.91 COLD FRO.= 6 MAX. PREC. 10-16 THE AVE. MEAN TEMP. WAS 56.29°F BASICALLY AVE. WITH A DEP. OF ONLY +0.15° F. THE HIGHEST MAX. TEMP. WAS 84°F RECORDED ON BOTH THE 3RD AND 5TH AND
>=90° 0 <=32° 0 CLO. 22 19 1 DAYS >=65 11 <=50 19 MEDI 3 9 12 94 58 30.23 30.07 30.14 -0.02 30.09 WARM FRO.= 0 MAX. A.WIND 10-14 THE HIGHEST TEMP. EVER RECORDED IN OCT. SINCE '85 WHEN 86°F WAS RECORDED. THE 70°F MIN. ON THE 4TH TIED THE HIGHEST MIN. EVER RECORDED IN OCT. SET IN '86
DATE OF 10-03 DATE OF 10-30 DATE 10-16 >=60 17 <=45 12 DATE 10-14 10-26 DATE 10-24 10-16 STAT. FRO.= 4 MAX. P.WIND 10-26 THE LOWEST MAX. TEMP. FOR THE MONTH WAS ONLY 40°F ON THE 30TH WHICH WAS THE LOWEST MAX. EVER RECORDED FOR THE MONTH (22-YEARS OF RECORDS).
MAX. MIN. MAX. >=55 25 <=40 6 MAX. MAX. ALL HPS.= 10 MAX. BAR. 10-24 THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 41°F THAT WAS SET ON 10-10-1979 WHEN IT SNOWED ONE INCH BUT THE MAX. TEMP. ON THAT DAY WAS 41°F.
TEMP. 10-05 TEMP. 10-31 PREC. >=50 28 <=35 0 WIND BAR. MIN. BAR. 10-16 THE OCT. RAINFALL HAD A SURPLUS OF +2.44 INCHES THE MOST RAIN IN OCT. SINCE '95. THE 5.65 INCHES IS THE MOST RAIN TO OCCUR IN A MONTH SINCE JUL OF 2000 OR 27 MONTHS