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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
440 AM EST THU DEC 2 2004

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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    136 PM  81    1982  64      6       67       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  20    1929  41      3       42       
  AVERAGE         57                        52      5       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 1996   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     41.59                     45.23  -3.64    52.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     49.05                     53.41  -4.36    58.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        13     -5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        13     -5       10       
  SINCE DEC 1      8                        13     -5       10       
  SINCE JUL 1    349                       374    -25      293       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   2132                      2010    122     1937       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  29 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        79      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        18      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  2 2004......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   502 PM EST   
DECEMBER  3 2004......SUNRISE   702 AM EST   SUNSET   502 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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