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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
451 AM EST SUN MAR 7 2004

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78   1259 PM  84    1976  64     14       69       
  MINIMUM         59   1006 PM  21    1960  41     18       59       
  AVERAGE         69                        53     16       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.92 1959   0.14  -0.14     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.84  -0.84     0.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.84  -0.84     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.46                      9.02  -1.56     6.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1965  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM        3.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        84    -74       51       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        84    -74       51       
  SINCE JUL 1   2171                      2090     81     2292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         0     14        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         0     14        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                         4     20        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  59 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          0100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          0100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        87      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM EST   SUNSET   613 PM EST   
MARCH  8 2004.........SUNRISE   631 AM EST   SUNSET   614 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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