000 
CDUS42 KILM 080943
CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
441 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005

................................... 

...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         70   1222 PM  87    1974  64      6       68       
  MINIMUM         42    646 AM  20    1960  42      0       49       
  AVERAGE         56                        53      3       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.80 1944   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.98  -0.97      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.98  -0.97      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      3.59                      9.16  -5.57     7.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1962  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        9                        13     -4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                        97     35       16       
  SINCE MAR 1    132                        97     35       16       
  SINCE JUL 1   2035                      2103    -68     2177       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       14       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         4      0       24       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  49 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM EST   SUNSET   614 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   615 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$