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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
432 AM EST WED MAR 2 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         52    300 PM  83    1918  63    -11       72       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  23    2002  40     -4       37       
                                      1980                          
  AVERAGE         44                        51     -7       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1913   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.58                      8.32  -4.74     7.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1980  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         T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        15      6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        15      6       10       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        15      6       10       
  SINCE JUL 1   1924                      2021    -97     2171       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         4      0       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        85      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        16      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   609 PM EST   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   610 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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