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we are planning on having a half sheltered so still outside wedding and we were wondering if it would be better as far as rain and temperature to have the wedding september 23, 2010 or october 23, 2010 the reception will be around 5pm and located between fuquay varina, north carolina and lillington, north carolina off the neuse river.

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Hi Jacqueline,

The normal high temperature on September 23rd is 75, with a normal low of 55. Record highs for that date are still in the low to mid 90s, while record low are in the 40s.
On October 23rd, the normal high is 63, and the normal low is 43. Records at that time are mid to upper 80s for highs, and mid to upper 30s for record lows.
One thing to consider is that the days are considerably shorter by October 23rd with an earlier sunset. The sun sets at about 7:07 p.m. on September 23rd, and about 6:28 p.m. on October 23rd.
I hope this helped.

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Dave Dombek
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A weather enthusiast from an early age, Dave Dombek is now an AccuWeather meteorology expert.

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Dave received his B.S. degree in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University in May of 1980. Dave joined AccuWeather in July of 1980, beginning in the Snow Warning Service late that fall after his few month period of training. Within a short period of time, Dave got involved in radio broadcasting. He spent over 25 years broadcasting forecasts on radio stations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, and has also done newspaper forecasts and television briefings. Currently, Dave is the lead television briefer for all of AccuWeather's television clients in the northeatern quarter of the nation. In his daily forecasting routine, Dave helps coordinate the forecasts in the northeastern part of the country. He is also the Director of Forecaster Hiring and is in charge of hiring new meteorologists. Finally, Dave is the supervisor of the climatology department at AccuWeather. An avid outdoorsman, Dave enjoys hunting and trout fishing. He also enjoys watching football and is a student of history and current events. If Dave doesn't already have enough on his plate, he is married with two teenage daughters. He also leads a small Messianic congregation in the State College, Pa. area.

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