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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
814 AM EST SUN NOV 1 2009

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...THE SALISBURY MD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 TO 2009

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR'S         
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)      
                                          NORMAL                      
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              92   10/09/2007                                    
                        10/06/1997                                    
                        10/10/1939                                    
 LOW               23   10/29/2001                                    
HIGHEST            80   10/24        76       4       85  10/16       
LOWEST             33   10/20        42      -9       24  10/31       
AVG. MAXIMUM     67.9              68.8    -0.9     67.7              
AVG. MINIMUM     48.6              46.4     2.2     40.7              
MEAN             58.3              57.6     0.7     54.2              
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        7              
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.13   1976                                          
 MINIMUM         0.13   2000                                          
TOTALS           3.70              3.64    0.06     0.92              
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.12    0.00     0.03              
DAYS >= .01         8               7.8     0.2        7              
DAYS >= .10         5               5.1    -0.1        3              
DAYS >= .50         4               2.3     1.7        0              
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.2    -0.2        0              
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.19   10/27 TO 10/28           10/25 TO 10/25       
                                                          10/31 TO 10/31[J)
                                                          10/31 TO 10/31[J)

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   5                                             
                        0                                             
                        -26215                                        
TOTALS            0.0                                                 
SINCE 7/1         0.0                 T     0.0      0.0              
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0        0              
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0              
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM          
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31           10/31 TO 10/31       
                                                          10/31 TO 10/31[J)
                                                          10/31 TO 10/31[J)

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     218               255     -37      340              
 SINCE 7/1        245               278     -33      369              
COOLING TOTAL      19                26      -7       12              
 SINCE 1/1       1132              1154     -22      992              
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/340    DATE  10/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/330    DATE  10/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      


AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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