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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
438 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         74    139 PM  88    1908  73      1       79       
  MINIMUM         41    456 AM  34    1989  50     -9       62       
  AVERAGE         58                        62     -4       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.86 1956   0.09  -0.09     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.89                      1.11   1.78     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.01                      5.33   0.68     1.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.59                     13.51  -3.92     9.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1989  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        7                         5      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        59    -19       72       
  SINCE MAR 1    414                       397     17      367       
  SINCE JUL 1   2317                      2403    -86     2528       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        15     -8        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        32    -25       23       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        36    -25       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   741 PM EDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 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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