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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
435 AM EDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         76    506 PM  93    1986  79     -3       90       
  MINIMUM         45    400 AM  41    1989  56    -11       60       
  AVERAGE         61                        68     -7       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.28 1956   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      0.85   2.44     2.75    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.47                      8.01   2.46     5.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.05                     16.19  -2.14    13.41    
                                                                     
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        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                         8     26       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    568                       461    107      426       
  SINCE JUL 1   2471                      2467      4     2587       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        30    -30       30       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                       112    -69      120       
  SINCE JAN 1     47                       116    -69      130       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  64 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        38      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 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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