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CDUS42 KILM 051003
CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
452 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         55    407 PM  84    1976  64     -9       80       
  MINIMUM         25    646 AM   9    1980  41    -16       52       
  AVERAGE         40                        52    -12       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1977   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.56  -0.56     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.56  -0.56     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.58                      8.74  -5.16     7.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1931  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       25                        14     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        57     37       10       
  SINCE MAR 1     94                        57     37       10       
  SINCE JUL 1   1997                      2063    -66     2171       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         4      0       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        84      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1873                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   611 PM EST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   612 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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