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CDUS42 KILM 250950
CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
448 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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         50   1210 PM  81    1934  61    -11       57       
                                      1982                          
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  18    1901  39      1       44       
  AVERAGE         45                        50     -5       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.53          1.90 1994   0.13   0.40     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      3.14  -1.97     3.10    
  SINCE MAR 1     45.77                     56.55 -10.78    63.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.49                      7.66  -5.17     5.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.3  1968  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       20                        16      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  376                       434    -58      464       
  SINCE DEC 1   1474                      1584   -110     1766       
  SINCE JUL 1   1815                      1945   -130     2049       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1930                    
                                             1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM EST   SUNSET   605 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE   644 AM EST   SUNSET   605 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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