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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
431 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         70    313 PM  84    1961  64      6       79       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  20    1873  41     -2       63       
  AVERAGE         55                        52      3       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.37 1920   0.14  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.70  -0.69      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.70  -0.69      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      3.59                      8.88  -5.29     7.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002  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       10                        14     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                        71     33       10       
  SINCE MAR 1    104                        71     33       10       
  SINCE JUL 1   2007                      2077    -70     2171       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         4      0       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    58   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  27 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     26           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        84      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   612 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   613 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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