PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1231 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2009

...RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES SET...

A VERY COLD AIRMASS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAS BROUGHT HIGH
TEMPERATURES AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE AND EVEN BELOW MID-
JANUARY AVERAGE HIGHS. RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO
BEEN SET AT SEVERAL SITES OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS AND HAVE EVEN SET
RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF OCTOBER AT
A FEW LOCATIONS.

BELOW IS UNOFFICIAL HIGH TEMPERATURE DATA AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS WITH THE
PREVIOUS LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD IN PARENTHESIS. ALSO
INCLUDED IS THE PREVIOUS COLDEST LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE
MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR MID JANUARY.

          10/17         10/18       COLDEST LOW       MID-JAN
          HIGH          HIGH        MAX FOR OCT    AVE HIGH TEMP

EWN   54 (60/1982)   49 (56/2008)    52 (1980)          54

HSE   57 (56/1970)   50 (61/1976)    50 (1974)          53

PGV   54 (58/1977)   48 (56/2008)    46 (1974)          51

MHX   57 (66/2001)   49 (58/2008)    56 (2008)          57