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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
443 AM EST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         77   1240 PM  87    1974  70      7       64       
  MINIMUM         57    344 AM  29    1923  48      9       45       
  AVERAGE         67                        59      8       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          1.98 1973   0.11   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.11   0.13     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.36                      4.33  -0.97     1.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.94                     12.51  -5.57     9.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM  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        0                         6     -6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       10       
  SINCE MAR 1    374                       344     30      305       
  SINCE JUL 1   2277                      2350    -73     2466       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         1      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        18    -16       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        22    -16       24       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  55 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM EST   SUNSET   633 PM EST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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