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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 — View Current Conditions

	Daily Summary

Daily

	Actual:	Average :	Record :
Temperature:
Mean Temperature	78 °F	78 °F
Max Temperature	88 °F	87 °F	101 °F (1918)
Min Temperature	68 °F	69 °F	55 °F (2004)
Degree Days:
Heating Degree Days	0	0
Month to date heating degree days	0	0
Since 1 June heating degree days	4	6
Since 1 July heating degree days	0	0
Cooling Degree Days	13	13
Month to date cooling degree days	124	104
Year to date cooling degree days	1179	989
Since 1 June cooling degree days	917	830
Growing Degree Days	28 (Base 50)
Moisture:
Dew Point	68 °F
Average Humidity	75
Maximum Humidity	93
Minimum Humidity	57
Precipitation:
Precipitation	0.58 in	0.12 in	3.18 in (1998)
Month to date precipitation	2.29	1.07
Year to date precipitation	22.45	25.98
Sea Level Pressure:
Sea Level Pressure	29.97 in
Wind:
Wind Speed	5 mph (SSW)
Max Wind Speed	22 mph
Max Gust Speed	25 mph
Visibility	10 miles
Events	Rain , Thunderstorm

T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value

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Local Photos:

	Caterpillar Found this black swallowtail caterpillar and another one in my carrot patch yesterday, brought them into the house to keep them safe from birds. I find...
	View from Left Field Greensboro Grasshoppers NewBridge Bank Park
	Hatteras
	Osmeterium That is what the orange 'horns' are that swallowtail caterpillars have, which they will evert if they are disturbed; I prodded this one until the horns...
	Caterpillar Another shot of the swallowtail caterpillar's peculiar-smelling organ that appears when it is disturbed; this is apparently a defense mechanism to put ...
	Lookin Up

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Astronomy for August 8, 2012:

	Rise:	Set:
Actual Time:	6:32 AM EDT	8:17 PM EDT
Civil Twilight:	6:05 AM EDT	8:44 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight:	5:31 AM EDT	9:18 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight:	4:56 AM EDT	9:53 PM EDT
Moon:	11:46 PM EDT (8/8)	1:01 PM EDT (8/8)
Length Of Visible Light:	14h 39m
Length of Day:	13h 44m

Waning Gibbous, 61% Moon Illumination

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	Hourly Observations

Time (EDT):	Temp.:	Dew Point:	Humidity:	Sea Level Pressure:	Visibility:	Wind Dir:	Wind Speed:	Gust Speed:	Precip:	Events:	Conditions:
12:01 AM	73.4 °F	71.6 °F	94%	30.02 in	10.0 miles	WSW	6.9 mph	-	N/A		Mostly Cloudy
12:46 AM	73.4 °F	71.6 °F	94%	30.01 in	10.0 miles	WSW	6.9 mph	-	N/A		Scattered Clouds
12:54 AM	73.0 °F	71.1 °F	93%	29.98 in	10.0 miles	WSW	6.9 mph	-	N/A		Scattered Clouds
1:54 AM	73.0 °F	71.1 °F	93%	29.98 in	10.0 miles	SW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
2:54 AM	73.0 °F	70.0 °F	90%	29.96 in	10.0 miles	SW	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
3:54 AM	72.0 °F	70.0 °F	93%	29.96 in	10.0 miles	SW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Clear
4:54 AM	72.0 °F	69.1 °F	91%	29.96 in	10.0 miles	SSW	8.1 mph	-	N/A		Clear
5:54 AM	71.1 °F	69.1 °F	93%	29.96 in	10.0 miles	SW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Clear
6:54 AM	71.1 °F	69.1 °F	93%	29.96 in	10.0 miles	WSW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
7:54 AM	72.0 °F	69.1 °F	91%	29.98 in	10.0 miles	West	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Scattered Clouds
8:54 AM	73.9 °F	70.0 °F	87%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Scattered Clouds
9:54 AM	77.0 °F	71.1 °F	82%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	West	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Clear
10:54 AM	82.0 °F	71.1 °F	69%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Scattered Clouds
11:54 AM	82.9 °F	70.0 °F	65%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Scattered Clouds
12:54 PM	86.0 °F	69.1 °F	57%	29.97 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Scattered Clouds
1:54 PM	86.0 °F	70.0 °F	59%	29.95 in	10.0 miles	SW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Scattered Clouds
2:47 PM	84.2 °F	68.0 °F	58%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	NNE	11.5 mph	16.1 mph	N/A	Thunderstorm	Thunderstorm
2:54 PM	78.1 °F	66.0 °F	66%	29.96 in	8.0 miles	NE	18.4 mph	24.2 mph	0.00 in	Rain , Thunderstorm	Light Thunderstorms and Rain
3:21 PM	69.8 °F	66.2 °F	88%	30.00 in	0.8 miles	NE	11.5 mph	24.2 mph	0.11 in	Rain , Thunderstorm	Thunderstorms and Rain
3:38 PM	69.8 °F	66.2 °F	88%	29.98 in	3.0 miles	East	15.0 mph	24.2 mph	0.58 in	Rain , Thunderstorm	Light Thunderstorms and Rain
3:54 PM	72.0 °F	68.0 °F	87%	29.97 in	10.0 miles	ESE	6.9 mph	-	0.58 in	Thunderstorm	Thunderstorm
4:08 PM	71.6 °F	66.2 °F	83%	30.00 in	10.0 miles	SE	9.2 mph	-	N/A		Mostly Cloudy
4:54 PM	75.9 °F	64.0 °F	67%	29.95 in	10.0 miles	South	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
5:54 PM	78.1 °F	66.0 °F	66%	29.94 in	10.0 miles	WSW	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
6:54 PM	77.0 °F	68.0 °F	74%	29.96 in	10.0 miles	East	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
7:54 PM	75.0 °F	69.1 °F	82%	29.97 in	10.0 miles	SSE	8.1 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
8:54 PM	73.0 °F	64.9 °F	76%	29.98 in	10.0 miles	SSE	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Clear
9:54 PM	71.1 °F	64.9 °F	81%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	SSW	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Clear
10:54 PM	70.0 °F	66.0 °F	87%	29.98 in	10.0 miles	SSW	6.9 mph	-	N/A		Clear
11:54 PM	69.1 °F	66.0 °F	90%	29.98 in	10.0 miles	WSW	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Clear

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