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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
433 AM EST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         69    252 PM  88    1985  70     -1       60       
  MINIMUM         59   1046 PM  28    1887  47     12       44       
  AVERAGE         64                        59      5       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.31 1960   0.12  -0.12     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.10                      4.10  -1.00     1.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.10                      4.10  -1.00     1.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.68                     12.28  -5.60     8.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1915  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        1                         8     -7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  374                       331     43      291       
  SINCE MAR 1    374                       331     43      291       
  SINCE JUL 1   2277                      2337    -60     2452       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16       14       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        16    -16       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        20    -16       24       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        87      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        25      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   600 AM EST   SUNSET   632 PM EST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM EST   SUNSET   633 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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