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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
432 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         71    222 PM  92    1913  79     -8       66       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  42    1986  56      3       46       
  AVERAGE         65                        67     -2       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.51 1910   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.47  -0.34     2.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.31                      7.63  -0.32     5.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.89                     15.81  -4.92    13.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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                         1     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         5      7       11       
  SINCE MAR 1    546                       458     88      422       
  SINCE JUL 1   2449                      2464    -15     2583       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        98    -55      101       
  SINCE JAN 1     47                       102    -55      111       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  54 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        44      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 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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