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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
439 AM EST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         57    401 PM  84    1963  67    -10       69       
  MINIMUM         37    405 AM  29    1967  44     -7       39       
  AVERAGE         47                        56     -9       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.84 1871   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      2.53  -1.79     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      2.53  -1.79     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.32                     10.71  -6.39     8.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1902  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       18                        10      8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  310                       222     88      153       
  SINCE MAR 1    310                       222     88      153       
  SINCE JUL 1   2213                      2228    -15     2314       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       14       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         8     -4       24       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        84      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM EST   SUNSET   623 PM EST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   615 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.                                          


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