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CDUS42 KILM 010843
CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
442 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         78    101 PM  92    1974  77      1       76       
  MINIMUM         66    527 AM  41    1939  56     10       50       
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.19 1999   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      2.94   1.12     1.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.18                      7.16   0.02     3.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.76                     15.34  -4.58    10.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM         T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       115     39      116       
  SINCE MAR 1    534                       453     81      411       
  SINCE JUL 1   2437                      2459    -22     2572       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        65    -22       76       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        82    -39       90       
  SINCE JAN 1     47                        86    -39      100       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  53 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 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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