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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
433 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59   1241 AM  81    1980  60     -1       38       
  MINIMUM         35   1158 PM  14    1958  38     -3       32       
  AVERAGE         47                        49     -2       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.30 1998   0.13  -0.13     0.44    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.23  -1.68     2.86    
  SINCE MAR 1     45.15                     55.64 -10.49    62.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.87                      6.75  -4.88     5.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1896  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                        MM     MM         T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM         T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       318    -49      349       
  SINCE DEC 1   1367                      1468   -101     1651       
  SINCE JUL 1   1708                      1829   -121     1934       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     11                         4      7       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         3      1       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  62 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        80      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        11      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM EST   SUNSET   558 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 19 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM EST   SUNSET   559 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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