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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
436 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         80    229 PM  97    1889  80      0       84       
  MINIMUM         59    510 AM  41    1977  59      0       61       
  AVERAGE         70                        69      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1873   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      1.38   1.91     2.75    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.47                      8.54   1.93     5.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.05                     16.72  -2.67    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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        10     24       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    568                       463    105      426       
  SINCE JUL 1   2471                      2469      2     2587       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         5      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        50    -39       62       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                       132    -78      152       
  SINCE JAN 1     58                       136    -78      162       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        45      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 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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