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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
437 AM EST SUN MAR 13 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         72    349 PM  87    1990  65      7       70       
  MINIMUM         36    541 AM  25    1916  43     -7       43       
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1944   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      1.69  -1.58     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      1.69  -1.58     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.69                      9.87  -6.18     7.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1960  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       11                        12     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       158     53       94       
  SINCE MAR 1    211                       158     53       94       
  SINCE JUL 1   2114                      2164    -50     2255       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  41 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     20           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1998                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM EST   SUNSET   618 PM EST   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM EST   SUNSET   619 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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