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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
436 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         81    319 PM  92    2002  79      2       81       
  MINIMUM         55   1153 PM  38    1989  58     -3       66       
  AVERAGE         68                        68      0       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.34 1960   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      0.98   2.31     2.75    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.47                      8.14   2.33     5.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.05                     16.32  -2.27    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        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                         9     25       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    568                       462    106      426       
  SINCE JUL 1   2471                      2468      3     2587       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        35    -32       39       
  SINCE MAR 1     46                       117    -71      129       
  SINCE JAN 1     50                       121    -71      139       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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