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CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
458 AM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         70    115 PM  94    1986  78     -8       76       
  MINIMUM         66    832 PM  38    1876  56     10       59       
  AVERAGE         68                        67      1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.73          5.02 1999   0.11   1.62     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      0.11   1.62     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.93                      7.27  -2.34    11.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.39                     15.45  -3.06    17.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM  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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    411                       455    -44      361       
  SINCE JUL 1   2572                      2461    111     2602       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         4     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         4     -1        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     93                        86      7       58       
  SINCE JAN 1    103                        90     13       60       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          0400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     81          0100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2004...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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