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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
433 AM EDT WED APR 27 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         68    311 PM  93    1990  76     -8       82       
  MINIMUM         55    236 AM  37    1888  54      1       64       
  AVERAGE         62                        65     -3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          2.69 1979   0.10  -0.03     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      2.51   1.55     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.18                      6.73   0.45     2.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.76                     14.91  -4.15    10.35    
                                                                     
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        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       107     42      101       
  SINCE MAR 1    529                       445     84      396       
  SINCE JUL 1   2432                      2451    -19     2557       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        52    -19       76       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        69    -36       90       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        73    -36      100       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      2001                    
                                             1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 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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