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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
443 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         80   1236 PM  93    2002  76      4       80       
  MINIMUM         62    558 AM  38    1983  53      9       63       
  AVERAGE         71                        65      6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.47 1992   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.99                      2.11   1.88     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.11                      6.33   0.78     2.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.69                     14.51  -3.82    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                        98     24      101       
  SINCE MAR 1    502                       436     66      396       
  SINCE JUL 1   2405                      2442    -37     2557       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        40     -8       45       
  SINCE MAR 1     32                        57    -25       59       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        61    -25       69       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        37      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 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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