000 CDUS42 KILM 180939 CLIILM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 437 AM EST FRI MAR 18 2005 ................................... ...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 41 109 PM 85 1945 66 -25 61 MINIMUM 37 1159 PM 28 1981 44 -7 40 AVERAGE 39 55 -16 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 2.14 1983 0.14 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.74 2.39 -1.65 1.06 SINCE MAR 1 0.74 2.39 -1.65 1.06 SINCE JAN 1 4.32 10.57 -6.25 8.52 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1885 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 26 10 16 14 MONTH TO DATE 292 212 80 142 SINCE MAR 1 292 212 80 142 SINCE JUL 1 2195 2218 -23 2303 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 14 SINCE MAR 1 0 3 -3 14 SINCE JAN 1 4 7 -3 24 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 85 900 PM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 84 1963 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 29 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE 618 AM EST SUNSET 622 PM EST MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE 617 AM EST SUNSET 623 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$