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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
448 AM EDT MON APR 25 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         59    326 PM  93    1980  76    -17       85       
  MINIMUM         43   1158 PM  38    1911  53    -10       63       
  AVERAGE         51                        65    -14       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.08 1977   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.99                      2.31   1.68     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.11                      6.53   0.58     2.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.69                     14.71  -4.02    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       14                         2     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       103     33      101       
  SINCE MAR 1    516                       441     75      396       
  SINCE JUL 1   2419                      2447    -28     2557       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        46    -13       61       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        63    -30       75       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        67    -30       85       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  69 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        90      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 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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