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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
432 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         77   1051 AM  94    1960  80     -3       81       
  MINIMUM         53    247 AM  43    1875  60     -7       61       
  AVERAGE         65                        70     -5       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.61 1872   0.15  -0.15     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.47                      2.38   1.09     2.85    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.65                      9.54   1.11     6.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.23                     17.72  -3.49    13.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE  553.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1    553.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1    553.0                      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        0                         6     -6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        90    -44      115       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       172    -83      205       
  SINCE JAN 1     93                       176    -83      215       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        47      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 PM EDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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