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CDUS42 KILM 091013
CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
512 AM EST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 AM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         66        MM  89    1974  64      2       61        
  MINIMUM         50        MM  24    1920  42      8       38        
  AVERAGE         58                        53      5       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.10          1.42 1995   0.14  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      1.12  -1.01      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      1.12  -1.01      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      3.69                      9.30  -5.61     7.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.3  1890  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                                                             
  TODAY            7                        13     -6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       110     29       31       
  SINCE MAR 1    139                       110     29       31       
  SINCE JUL 1   2042                      2116    -74     2192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    89   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  28 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        22      1996                    
                                                                     
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.                                          


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