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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
438 AM EDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         84    116 PM  91    1995  75      9       83       
  MINIMUM         61    232 AM  30    1983  52      9       63       
  AVERAGE         73                        64      9       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1918   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.99                      1.92   2.07     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.11                      6.14   0.97     2.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.69                     14.32  -3.63    10.30    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                        92     30      101       
  SINCE MAR 1    502                       430     72      396       
  SINCE JUL 1   2405                      2436    -31     2557       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        34    -15       30       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        51    -32       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     23                        55    -32       54       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  71 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 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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