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