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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
434 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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    115 PM  94    1970  80      1       82       
  MINIMUM         60    532 AM  44    1917  59      1       62       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.22 1999   0.14  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.39                      1.80   1.59     2.78    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.57                      8.96   1.61     5.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.15                     17.14  -2.99    13.44    
                                                                     
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        6                         6      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        66    -36       88       
  SINCE MAR 1     73                       148    -75      178       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                       152    -75      188       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 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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