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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
818 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2008

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF UNOFFICIAL MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURES
TAKEN SINCE 8AM MONDAY MORNING.  THESE REPORTS WERE GATHERED...FROM
NWS AND FAA AIRPORT OBS (AWOS/ASOS)...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...FIRE
WEATHER (RAWS) OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FOREST SERVICE...VOLUNTEER
OBSERVATIONS (MESONET)...AND WEATHER UNDERGROUND.  THIS SUMMARY IS
ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM.

ALTHOUGH NO RECORDS WERE BROKEN...FOR NORTH MYRTLE BEACH (KCRE) IT
WAS THE WARMEST DAY SINCE THE AIRPORT HIT 99 DEGREES ON JULY 28TH
2005.  ANOTHER PNS WILL BE SENT OUT TUESDAY BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM TO
RECAP THE HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY.



**********************MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES**********************



LOCATION              MAXIMUM TEMP     COMMENTS



NORTH CAROLINA

...BLADEN COUNTY...
   BLADENBORO 5NNW        98          MESONET
   TURNBULL CREEK         98          RAWS
   ELIZABETHTOWN          95          AWOS (AIRPORT)

...BRUNSWICK COUNTY...

   WINNABOW               100         MESONET (WX UNDERGROUND)
   SOUTHPORT              93          AWOS (AIRPORT)
   LONG BEACH 3WNW        91          MESONET
   BALD HEAD ISLAND       87          MESONET

...COLUMBUS COUNTY...
   WHITEVILLE             95          AWOS (AIRPORT)

...NEW HANOVER COUNTY
   MASONBORO 1ENE         98          NWS EMPLOYEE
   OGDEN 4W               98          NWS EMPLOYEE (KINGS GRANT)
   WILMINGTON             97          ASOS (AIRPORT)
   WILMINGTON             95          NWS OFFICE
   WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH     93          NOAA (JOHNNY MERCER PIER)

...PENDER COUNTY...
   BURGAW 4E              95          COOP

...ROBESON COUNTY...
   LUMBERTON              97          ASOS (AIRPORT)
   ORRUM                  96          COOP (LUMBER RIVER SP)

SOUTH CAROLINA

...DARLINGTON COUNTY...
   DARLINGTON             99          COOP
   DARLINGTON             99          AWOS (AIRPORT)

...DILLON COUNTY...
   DILLON                 97          COOP

...FLORENCE COUNTY...
   QUINBY 2ENE            98          MESONET
   FLORENCE               97          ASOS (AIRPORT)
   EFFINGHAM              95          COOP

...GEORGETOWN COUNTY...
   GEORGETOWN             99          COOP (AIRPORT)
   HEMINGWAY 8ESE         97          COOP

...HORRY COUNTY...
   RED HILL 5ENE          98          MESONET (WX UNDERGROUND)
   MYRTLE BEACH           97          AWOS (AIRPORT)
   NORTH MYRTLE BEACH     96          ASOS (AIRPORT)
   LORIS 6NNW             95          COOP
   SURFSIDE BEACH         95          MESONET

...MARION COUNTY...
   MULLINS                97          COOP

...MARLBORO COUNTY...
   BENNETTSVILLE 1N       96          COOP

...WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY...
   CADES 4W               100         COOP



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